smitte

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsmed̥ə], [ˈsmid̥ə]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

smitte

1. infection

References

• “smitte,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German smitten (“to stain”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną.

Verb

smitte (imperative smit, present tense smitter, passive smittes, past tense smittede, past participle smittet, present participle smittende)

1. to infect

References

• “smitte,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German, probably from the verb smitten.

Noun

smitte m (definite singular smitten, uncountable)

1. infection

Derived terms

• hivsmitte

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German smitten.

Verb

smitte (imperative smitt, present tense smitter, passive smittes, simple past and past participle smitta or smittet, present participle smittende)

1. to infect

References

• “smitte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German, probably from the verb smitten.

Noun

smitte m (definite singular smitten, uncountable)

1. infection

Derived terms

• hivsmitte

References

• “smitte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smittā, *smittjā, from Proto-West Germanic *smittōn, *smittjōn (“to smear”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną, *smitjōną, from Proto-Indo-European *smidnó-, *smidi-, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, streak, whisk, rub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmit.te/

Noun

smitte f

1. pollution, defilement

Declension

Declension of smitte (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	smitte	smittan
accusative	smittan	smittan
genitive	smittan	smittena
dative	smittan	smittum

Related terms

• smitta
• smittian

Descendants

• Middle English: smit, smytt
  • English: smit
  • Scots: smit, smyt, smyte, smot