smärt

See also: smart, Smart, SMART, and S.M.A.R.T.

Swedish

Etymology

Apparently from the same origin as smärta (“a pain, ache, suffering”), compare the semantic shift containing both "clever" and "pain" found in English smart.

Adjective

smärt (comparative smärtare, superlative smärtast)

1. lean, slender

   smärt och smidig

   slender and agile, slim and fit

   Synonym: slank

Declension

Inflection of smärt
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	smärt	smärtare	smärtast
Neuter singular	smärt	smärtare	smärtast
Plural	smärta	smärtare	smärtast
Masculine plural3	smärte	smärtare	smärtast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	smärte	smärtare	smärtaste
All	smärta	smärtare	smärtaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Further reading

• smärt in Svensk ordbok.