smalltalk

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English

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Noun

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smalltalk (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of small talk.
    • 1996, Siobhán Parkinson, Sisters … No Way! (Cindy’s Diary), Dublin: The O’Brien Press, published 2005, →ISBN, pages 50–51:
      It’s a bit difficult making smalltalk with a teacher, especially when they have to crane their neck to look up at you.
    • 2014, Lucie Whitehouse, Before We Met, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 150:
      Hannah pictured Mark and herself sitting smiling over a stiff white tablecloth and single, interview-appropriate glasses of wine, making smalltalk and pretending everything was fine, that they were an ordinary happy couple, no stolen savings or hidden killer brothers to muddy the crystalline marital waters.
    • 2016, Peter McLean, Drake (A Burned Man Novel), Nottingham, Notts.: Angry Robot, →ISBN, page 102:
      “Don,” she said, and pushed the hair back from her eyes with an irritated sweep of her hand, “if the health of my toads is your idea of smalltalk while we work then I think I’d rather you just kept quiet, if it’s all the same to you.”

Danish

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Etymology

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From English small talk.

Noun

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smalltalk

  1. small talk (idle conversation)

Dutch

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Etymology

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From English small talk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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smalltalk m (uncountable)

  1. small talk

Synonyms

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English small talk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsmoːltoːlk/, [ˈs̠mo̞ːl̪t̪o̞ːlk]

Noun

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smalltalk

  1. small talk (idle conversation)

Declension

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Inflection of smalltalk (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative smalltalk smalltalkit
genitive smalltalkin smalltalkien
partitive smalltalkia smalltalkeja
illative smalltalkiin smalltalkeihin
singular plural
nominative smalltalk smalltalkit
accusative nom. smalltalk smalltalkit
gen. smalltalkin
genitive smalltalkin smalltalkien
partitive smalltalkia smalltalkeja
inessive smalltalkissa smalltalkeissa
elative smalltalkista smalltalkeista
illative smalltalkiin smalltalkeihin
adessive smalltalkilla smalltalkeilla
ablative smalltalkilta smalltalkeilta
allative smalltalkille smalltalkeille
essive smalltalkina smalltalkeina
translative smalltalkiksi smalltalkeiksi
abessive smalltalkitta smalltalkeitta
instructive smalltalkein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of smalltalk (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative smalltalkini smalltalkini
accusative nom. smalltalkini smalltalkini
gen. smalltalkini
genitive smalltalkini smalltalkieni
partitive smalltalkiani smalltalkejani
inessive smalltalkissani smalltalkeissani
elative smalltalkistani smalltalkeistani
illative smalltalkiini smalltalkeihini
adessive smalltalkillani smalltalkeillani
ablative smalltalkiltani smalltalkeiltani
allative smalltalkilleni smalltalkeilleni
essive smalltalkinani smalltalkeinani
translative smalltalkikseni smalltalkeikseni
abessive smalltalkittani smalltalkeittani
instructive
comitative smalltalkeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative smalltalkisi smalltalkisi
accusative nom. smalltalkisi smalltalkisi
gen. smalltalkisi
genitive smalltalkisi smalltalkiesi
partitive smalltalkiasi smalltalkejasi
inessive smalltalkissasi smalltalkeissasi
elative smalltalkistasi smalltalkeistasi
illative smalltalkiisi smalltalkeihisi
adessive smalltalkillasi smalltalkeillasi
ablative smalltalkiltasi smalltalkeiltasi
allative smalltalkillesi smalltalkeillesi
essive smalltalkinasi smalltalkeinasi
translative smalltalkiksesi smalltalkeiksesi
abessive smalltalkittasi smalltalkeittasi
instructive
comitative smalltalkeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative smalltalkimme smalltalkimme
accusative nom. smalltalkimme smalltalkimme
gen. smalltalkimme
genitive smalltalkimme smalltalkiemme
partitive smalltalkiamme smalltalkejamme
inessive smalltalkissamme smalltalkeissamme
elative smalltalkistamme smalltalkeistamme
illative smalltalkiimme smalltalkeihimme
adessive smalltalkillamme smalltalkeillamme
ablative smalltalkiltamme smalltalkeiltamme
allative smalltalkillemme smalltalkeillemme
essive smalltalkinamme smalltalkeinamme
translative smalltalkiksemme smalltalkeiksemme
abessive smalltalkittamme smalltalkeittamme
instructive
comitative smalltalkeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative smalltalkinne smalltalkinne
accusative nom. smalltalkinne smalltalkinne
gen. smalltalkinne
genitive smalltalkinne smalltalkienne
partitive smalltalkianne smalltalkejanne
inessive smalltalkissanne smalltalkeissanne
elative smalltalkistanne smalltalkeistanne
illative smalltalkiinne smalltalkeihinne
adessive smalltalkillanne smalltalkeillanne
ablative smalltalkiltanne smalltalkeiltanne
allative smalltalkillenne smalltalkeillenne
essive smalltalkinanne smalltalkeinanne
translative smalltalkiksenne smalltalkeiksenne
abessive smalltalkittanne smalltalkeittanne
instructive
comitative smalltalkeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative smalltalkinsa smalltalkinsa
accusative nom. smalltalkinsa smalltalkinsa
gen. smalltalkinsa
genitive smalltalkinsa smalltalkiensa
partitive smalltalkiaan
smalltalkiansa
smalltalkejaan
smalltalkejansa
inessive smalltalkissaan
smalltalkissansa
smalltalkeissaan
smalltalkeissansa
elative smalltalkistaan
smalltalkistansa
smalltalkeistaan
smalltalkeistansa
illative smalltalkiinsa smalltalkeihinsa
adessive smalltalkillaan
smalltalkillansa
smalltalkeillaan
smalltalkeillansa
ablative smalltalkiltaan
smalltalkiltansa
smalltalkeiltaan
smalltalkeiltansa
allative smalltalkilleen
smalltalkillensa
smalltalkeilleen
smalltalkeillensa
essive smalltalkinaan
smalltalkinansa
smalltalkeinaan
smalltalkeinansa
translative smalltalkikseen
smalltalkiksensa
smalltalkeikseen
smalltalkeiksensa
abessive smalltalkittaan
smalltalkittansa
smalltalkeittaan
smalltalkeittansa
instructive
comitative smalltalkeineen
smalltalkeinensa

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