smitta

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

smitta

  1. inflection of smitte:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

smitta (present tense smittar, past tense smitta, past participle smitta, passive infinitive smittast, present participle smittande, imperative smitta/smitt)

  1. a-infinitive form of smitte

Noun

smitta f

  1. definite singular of smitte

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smittō, *smittā (“fleck, spot, smudge, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *smittōn (“to smear”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, streak, whisk, rub”).

Pronunciation

Noun

smitta m

  1. a smear, blot, mark, or spot
  2. that which mars, pollutes, or defiles; pollution, defilement

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative smitta smittan
accusative smittan smittan
genitive smittan smittena
dative smittan smittum

Descendants

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smitjaną, *smitōną, *smittōną (“to stain; tarnish”), secondary forms of Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to throw; hurl; splatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear”). Cognate with Old English smittian (“to smear; pollute; defile”), dialectal Norwegian smita (“to smear thinly; creep away”). More at smut, smite.

Verb

smitta

  1. to stain

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German smitte (“stain”), derived from the verb smitte, from Old Saxon smītan (“to smite”, originally "to smear, coat").

Pronunciation

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Noun

smitta c

  1. a communicable disease
  2. (uncountable) infection (with a communicable disease)
    ett område med mycket smitta
    an area with a lot of infections

Declension

Declension of smitta
nominative genitive
singular indefinite smitta smittas
definite smittan smittans
plural indefinite smittor smittors
definite smittorna smittornas

Derived terms

Verb

smitta (present smittar, preterite smittade, supine smittat, imperative smitta)

  1. (sometimes with ner (“down”)) to infect (with a communicable disease, or figuratively)
    Jag tror det var Nisse som smittade mig med tuberkulos
    I think it was Nisse who infected me with tuberculosis
  2. to be contagious
    en sjukdom som inte smittar
    a disease that is not contagious

Conjugation

Conjugation of smitta (weak)
active passive
infinitive smitta smittas
supine smittat smittats
imperative smitta —
imper. plural1 smitten —
present past present past
indicative smittar smittade smittas smittades
ind. plural1 smitta smittade smittas smittades
subjunctive2 smitte smittade smittes smittades
present participle smittande
past participle smittad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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