smak

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin. See also German schmatzen, English smack, and smash.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑk

Noun[edit]

smak c (plural smakken, diminutive smakje n)

  1. crash, blow, smack

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Verb[edit]

smak

  1. inflection of smakken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old English smæc, smæċċ, from Proto-West Germanic *smakk, *smakku, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz. Some forms are influenced by smacchen.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

smak

  1. The taste (of things).
  2. The sense of taste.
  3. A smell or odour.
  4. (rare) The feeling of joy.
  5. (rare) A disgrace or blemish.

Descendants[edit]

  • English: smack
  • Scots: smack

References[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (“taste, smack”).

Noun[edit]

smak m (definite singular smaken, indefinite plural smaker, definite plural smakene)

  1. taste (both in food and fashion)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

smak

  1. imperative of smake

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (“taste, smack”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

smak m (definite singular smaken, indefinite plural smakar, definite plural smakane)

  1. taste (both in food and fashion)
    Eg likar smaken av mango.
    I like the taste of mango.
    Han har god smak i musikk.
    He has good taste in music.

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

smak

  1. imperative of smaka

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German smak, smake, from Old Saxon *smakk, *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

smak m inan (diminutive smaczek)

  1. the sense of taste
  2. a particular taste; a flavour

Declension[edit]

Declension of smak
singular plural
nominative smak smaki
genitive smaku smaków
dative smakowi smakom
accusative smak smaki
instrumental smakiem smakami
locative smaku smakach
vocative smaku smaki

Derived terms[edit]

adjectives
nouns
verbs

Descendants[edit]

See also[edit]

Basic tastes in Polish · smaki (layout · text)
słodki kwaśny słony gorzki ostry wytrawny, słony

Further reading[edit]

  • smak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • smak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Noun[edit]

smȁk m (Cyrillic spelling сма̏к)

  1. end, termination
    smak sv(ij)eta - end of the world

Declension[edit]

Declension of smak
singular plural
nominative smak smakovi
genitive smaka smakova
dative smaku smakovima
accusative smak smakove
vocative smače smakovi
locative smaku smakovima
instrumental smakom smakovima

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Swedish smaker, from Middle Low German smak, smake, from Old Saxon *smakk, *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

smak c

  1. taste (how something tastes)
    en krämig sås med smak av citron
    a creamy sauce with a taste of lemon
  2. (in the definite) the sense of taste, gustation
    Synonym: smaksinne
  3. taste (preferences, etc.)
    Den var inte i hans smak
    It wasn't to his taste
    tycke och smak
    opinions and taste (something subjective – idiomatic)

Declension[edit]

Declension of smak 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative smak smaken smaker smakerna
Genitive smaks smakens smakers smakernas

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