smith

See also Smith

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /smɪθ/, X-SAMPA: /smIT/

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• Rhymes: -ɪθ

Etymology 1

From Middle English smith, from Old English smiþ (“handicraftsman, smith, blacksmith, armorer, carpenter, worker in metals or in wood”), from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz (“arranger, smith”), from Proto-Indo-European *smēy-, *smī- (“to cut, hew”). Cognate with Dutch smid, German Schmied, Swedish/Norwegian smed.

Noun

smith (plural smiths)

1. A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.
2. (archaic) An artist.

Synonyms

• metalsmith

Hyponyms

• ironsmith, blacksmith
• platinumsmith
• silversmith
• tinsmith, whitesmith
• goldsmith
• weaponsmith, swordsmith

Etymology 2

From Middle English smithen (“To work metal, forge, beat into, torment, refine (of God - to refine his chosen); create, to work as a blacksmith”), from Old English smiþian (“to forge, fabricate”). Compare Dutch smeden, German schmieden, from Proto-Germanic *smiþōnan.

Verb

smith (third-person singular simple present smiths, present participle smithing, simple past and past participle smithed)

1. To forge, to form, usually on an anvil; by heating and pounding.

Derived terms

Occupations

anchorsmith armoursmith anvilsmith arrowsmith bilbosmith blacksmith bladesmith boilersmith brasssmith brightsmith bronzesmith bucklesmith chainsmith clocksmith coachsmith coppersmith dreamsmith filesmith fingersmith forgesmith framesmith girdlesmith goldsmith gunsmith hammersmith horsesmith ironsmith jacksmith

jawsmith jobsmith jokesmith knifesmith locksmith metalsmith musicsmith nailsmith runesmith scissorsmith scythesmith shapesmith shearsmith shoesmith silversmith songsmith swordsmith thundersmith tinsmith tiresmith toolsmith tunesmith versesmith weaponsmith whitesmith wordsmith wrightsmith

Surnames

Aldersmith Anglesmith Arrowsmith Athersmith Becksmith Blacksmith Bosmith Broadsmith Brooksmith Brownsmith Carleysmith Causbysmith Coopersmith Coppersmith Deansmith Drakesmith Fordsmith Goldsmith Goodesmith Gouldsmith Graysmith Greensmith Greysmith Grossmith Grovesmith Hallsmith Harrowsmith Hathersmith Highsmith Hillsmith Hudsmith Kingsmith Knightsmith

Leasmith Leesmith Locksmith Lowesmith Martinsmith Mcsmith Mooresmith Naismith Nasmith Naysmith Neasmith Nesmith Neysmith Perrysmith Portsmith Roundsmith Schersmith Shawsmith Shearsmith Shoesmith Shoosmith Shouesmith Shouksmith Shucksmith Silversmith Steelsmith Sucksmith Whilesmith Whitesmith Wildsmith Wilesmith Willsmith Woodsmith Youngsmith

Related terms

Related terms

smithy or smiddy

smithery

Translations

craftsperson who works metal

• Albanian: farkëtar (sq)
• Armenian: դարբին (hy) (darbin) 
• Aromanian: hirar (rup) m, favru (rup) m, favur (rup)
• Bulgarian: ковач (bg) (kovač) m , ковачка (bg) (kovačka) f 
• Catalan: ferrer (ca) m, ferrera (ca) f
• Czech: kovář (cs) m
• Dalmatian: favro m
• Dutch: smid (nl) m
• Esperanto: forĝisto (eo)
• Estonian: sepp (et)
• Finnish: seppä (fi)
• French: forgeron (fr) m
• Friulian: fari m
• Galician: ferreiro (gl) m
• German: Schmied (de) m, Schmiedin (de) f
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌰 (smiþa) m
• Greek: σιδηρουργός (el) (siðirurγós) m , σιδεράς (el) (siðerás) m 
• Hebrew: נפח (he) (napákh) m
• Hungarian: kovács (hu)
• Italian: fabbro (it) m
• Japanese: 鍛冶屋 (ja) (kajiya)
• Kott: afu-het
• Latgalian: kaļvs m

• Latin: ferrarum faber (la) m
• Latvian: kalvis (lv) m, kalējs (lv) m
• Neapolitan: ferraro
• Norwegian: smed (no) m
• Occitan: fabre (oc), faure (oc)
• Polish: kowal (pl)
• Portuguese: ferreiro (pt) m
• Romanian: fierar (ro) m, făurar (ro) m
• Russian: кузнец (ru) (kuzn'éts) m 
• Scottish Gaelic: gobha (gd) m, ceàrd (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: kòvāč (sh) m, kovàčica (sh) f
• Slovak: kováč (sk) m, kováčka (sk) f
• Slovene: kovač (sl) m
• Spanish: forjador (es) m, forjadora (es) f
• Swedish: smed (sv) c
• Telugu: లోహకారుడు (te)
• Turkish: demirci (tr)
• Ukrainian: коваль (uk) (kovál’) m 
• Volapük: (♂♀) smitan (vo), (♂) hismitan (vo), (♀) jismitan (vo)

References

• (2 archaic) William Anderson (1863). The Scottish Nation. A. Fullerton & Co.: Edinburgh. Page 479. Accessed 2008-03-04.

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Compare Old Saxon, Old Frisian smith, Old English smiþ, Old High German smid, Old Norse smiðr.

Noun

smith m

1. smith

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: smit
  • Dutch: smid

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Compare Old Dutch, Old Frisian smith, Old English smiþ, Old High German smid, Old Norse smiðr.

Noun

smith m

1. smith

Descendants

• Low German: Smid