smekke

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Pronunciation

Verb

smekke (present tense smekker, past tense smekka or smekket, past participle smekka or smekket)

  1. To smack, swat

Noun

smekke f or m (definite singular smekka or smekken, indefinite plural smekker, definite plural smekkene)

  1. A swatter
  2. A bib

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoetic.[1] The noun is derived from the verb.[1]

Verb

smekke (present tense smekkar, past tense smekka, past participle smekka, passive infinitive smekkast, present participle smekkande, imperative smekke/smekk)

  1. to swat, smack
  2. to make a smacking sound

Derived terms

Noun

smekke f (definite singular smekka, indefinite plural smekker, definite plural smekkene)

  1. A swatter, any tool used for swatting away
  2. A bib
  3. A fly (strip of material (sometimes hiding zippers or buttons) at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, underpants, bootees, etc.)
  4. A blackfly (small black bloodsucking fly of the family Simuliidae)
    Synonym: knott

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “smekke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Innstilling til ny rettskriving for det nynorske skriftmålet" (in Norwegian) p. 50
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ivar Aasen (1850) “Smikka/smikka”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
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