smert

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See also: смерть

Danish

Verb

smert

  1. imperative of smerte

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English smeart, from Proto-West Germanic *smart, from Proto-Germanic *smartaz. Forms in -e- reflect the usual development of OE -ea- in some dialects, but are probably largely due to the influence of smerten.

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Pronunciation

Adjective

smert (plural and weak singular smerte, comparative smerter, superlative smertest)

  1. painful, hurtful, punishing, injurious
  2. difficult, troubling, distressing
  3. strong, aggressive
  4. damaging, violent, powerful, intense, raging
  5. (Late Middle English) quick, speedy, alert
  6. (rare) rough, raw
Descendants
  • English: smart (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: smert
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Etymology 2

Noun

smert

  1. Alternative form of smerte

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

smert f (Cyrillic spelling смерт)

  1. (Kajkavian) death
    Synonym: smrt