smerte

Danish

Alternative forms

• smærte (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German smerte.

Noun

smerte c (singular definite smerten, plural indefinite smerter)

1. pain
2. suffering
3. grief

Inflection

Declension of smerte

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	smerte	smerten	smerter	smerterne
genitive	smertes	smertens	smerters	smerternes

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German smerten, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.

Verb

smerte (imperative smert, infinitive at smerte, present tense smerter, past tense smertede, perfect tense har smertet)

1. pain
2. grieve

   Synonym: bedrøve

3. ache

   Synonym: værke

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• smert, smarte, smart, smearte, smærte

Etymology

From Old English smeart, from Proto-Germanic *smartaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smɛrt/

Adjective

smerte (plural and weak singular smerte, comparative smerter, superlative smertest)

1. painful, hurtful, punishing, injurious
2. difficult, troubling, distressing
3. strong, aggressive
4. damaging, violent, powerful, intense, raging
5. (Late Middle English) quick, speedy, alert
6. (rare) rough, raw

Related terms

• smerten

Descendants

• English: smart
• Scots: smert

References

• “smert (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-27.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German smerte.

Noun

smerte m (definite singular smerten, indefinite plural smerter, definite plural smertene)

1. an ache
2. a pain

Derived terms

• brystsmerte
• smertefri
• smertefull
• smertelindring
• smertestillende

 

References

• “smerte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German smerte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²smɛrtə/

Noun

smerte f (definite singular smerta, indefinite plural smerter, definite plural smertene)

1. an ache
2. a pain

Derived terms

• brystsmerte
• smertefri
• smertefull
• smertelindring

 

References

• “smerte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.