smel

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See also: směl, смел, смёл, and шмель

English

Noun

smel (countable and uncountable, plural smels)

  1. Obsolete spelling of smell.

Anagrams

Middle English

Adjective

smel

  1. alternative form of smal

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smal. Cognates include Old English smæl and Old Saxon smal.

Pronunciation

Adjective

smel

  1. small

Descendants

  • Saterland Frisian: smäl
  • West Frisian: smel

References

  1. ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъmělъ. Synchronically, from the verb sméti.

Pronunciation

Adjective

smẹ̑ł (comparative smẹ́lejši, superlative nȁjsmẹ́lejši)

  1. bold

Declension

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Hard
masculine feminine neuter
nom. sing. smél sméla smélo
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative smél ind
sméli def 		sméla smélo
genitive smélega sméle smélega
dative smélemu sméli smélemu
accusative nominativeinan or
genitiveanim 		smélo smélo
locative smélem sméli smélem
instrumental smélim smélo smélim
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative sméla sméli sméli
genitive smélih smélih smélih
dative smélima smélima smélima
accusative sméla sméli sméli
locative smélih smélih smélih
instrumental smélima smélima smélima
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative sméli sméle sméla
genitive smélih smélih smélih
dative smélim smélim smélim
accusative sméle sméle sméla
locative smélih smélih smélih
instrumental smélimi smélimi smélimi

Further reading

  • “smel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English smell.

Noun

smel

  1. scent
    • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:12:
      Long kantri Havila i gat gutpela gol, na i gat wanpela kain diwai, blut bilong en i gat gutpela smel. Na i gat wanpela kain ston i dai tumas, em ol i save kolim kanilian.
      →New International Version translation

West Frisian

Adjective

smel

  1. narrow

Inflection

Inflection of smel
uninflected smel
inflected smelle
comparative smelder
smeller
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial smel smelder
smeller		 it smelst
it smelste
indefinite c. sing. smelle smeldere
smellere		 smelste
n. sing. smel smelder
smeller		 smelste
plural smelle smeldere
smellere		 smelste
definite smelle smeldere
smellere		 smelste
partitive smels smelders
smellers		 —

Further reading

  • “smel (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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