smälta

See also: smalta and smælta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish smælta, from Old Norse *smelta, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną.

Pronunciation

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Noun

smälta c

1. melt; molten material

Declension

Declension of smälta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	smälta	smältas
	definite	smältan	smältans
plural	indefinite	smältor	smältors
	definite	smältorna	smältornas

Derived terms

• härdsmälta

Verb

smälta (present smälter, preterite smälte or smalt, supine smält or smultit, imperative smält)

1. (intransitive) thaw; melt; to become fluid.

   Vinterns första snö brukar smälta så snart den når marken

   The first snow of the winter usually melts as soon as it meets the ground

   Glassen smalt/smälte i solen.

   The ice cream melted in the sun.

2. (transitive) melt (the act of making something become fluid)

   Han smälte ner guldet.

   He melted the gold.

Usage notes

The strong declension (smalt, smultit) can only be used in the intransitive sense, whereas the weak declension (smälte, smält) can be used for both senses.

Conjugation

Conjugation of smälta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	smälta		smältas
Supine	smält		smälts
Imperative	smält		—
Imper. plural1	smälten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	smälter	smälte	smälts, smältes	smältes
Ind. plural1	smälta	smälte	smältas	smältes
Subjunctive2	smälte	smälte	smältes	smältes
	Participles
Present participle	smältande
Past participle	smält
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of smälta (class 3 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	smälta		—
Supine	smultit		—
Imperative	smält		—
Imper. plural1	smälten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	smälter	smalt	—	—
Ind. plural1	smälta	smulto	—	—
Subjunctive2	smälte	smulte	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	smältande
Past participle	smulten
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• smältning
• smältvatten

See also

• tina
• töa

Further reading

• smälta in Svensk ordbok.