smella

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse smella. Cognate with Old English smellan (to crack, make a noise).

Verb

smella (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative small, third-person plural past indicative smullu, supine smollið)

  1. (intransitive) to crack
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Old Norse smella. Cognate with Old English smillan (to cause to crack, crack).

Verb

smella (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative smellti, supine smellt)

  1. (transitive, with dative) to smack
  2. (transitive, with dative) to snap
    smella fingrunum
    to snap one's fingers
  3. (computing, transitive, with dative) to click (e.g. with a mouse)
  4. (transitive, with dative) to fasten using a press stud or snap fastener
  5. (transitive, with dative) to slam (e.g. a door)
  6. (transitive, with dative) to take a photograph
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Noun

smella f (genitive singular smellu, nominative plural smellur)

  1. press stud, snap fastener
Declension
    Declension of smella
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative smella smellan smellur smellurnar
accusative smellu smelluna smellur smellurnar
dative smellu smellunni smellum smellunum
genitive smellu smellunnar smella smellanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

smella n or m

  1. definite neuter plural of smell

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

smella n

  1. definite plural of smell
    Synonym: smellane

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

smella (present tense smell, past tense small, supine smolle, past participle smollen, present participle smellande, imperative smell)

  1. alternative form of smelle

Verb

smella (present tense smeller, past tense smelte, past participle smelt, passive infinitive smellast, present participle smellande, imperative smell)

  1. alternative form of smelle

Noun

smella f (definite singular smella, indefinite plural smeller or smellor, definite plural smellene or smellone)

  1. definite singular of smelle
  2. (pre-2012) alternative form of smelle

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