smet
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch smette, smitte, from Old Dutch *smitta, from Proto-West Germanic *smittā. Cognate with English smit.
Pronunciation
Noun
smet m or f (plural smetten, diminutive smetje n)
- a stain, a blemish
- Synonym: vlek
- (figuratively) an imperfection, a stain on something otherwise clean and pure
- (obsolete) infection
- Synonym: infectie
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: smet
Middle Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
smet m
- Alternative form of smit
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sъmetь.
Pronunciation
Noun
smẹ̑t f
Inflection
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| Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | smét | ||
| gen. sing. | smetí | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
smét | smetí | smetí |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
smetí | smetí | smetí |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
sméti | smetéma | smetém |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
smét | smetí | smetí |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
sméti | smetéh | smetéh |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
smetjó | smetéma | smetmí |
Further reading
- “smet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Origin uncertain. Probably from Middle Low German smette, smitte (“mush or paste used by the linen weavers to strengthen the hoist", also "stain, mark, blemish”). Compare Saterland Frisian Smitte (“a kind of paste or glue used to strengthen the lift and shear in weaving”). If so, cognate also with English smit.
Noun
smet c or n
- (common, countable, uncountable) a batter; a thin, mostly liquid mixture of flour, some liquid (such as water or milk), and possibly other ingredients, which is either fried or baked.
- (neuter, uncountable) goo; a sticky substance
Declension
| Declension of smet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | smet | smeten | smeter | smeterna |
| Genitive | smets | smetens | smeters | smeternas |
| Declension of smet 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | smet | smetet | — | — |
| Genitive | smets | smetets | — | — |
Related terms
See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
smet
- past indicative of smita