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smet

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch smette, smitte, from Old Dutch *smitta, from Proto-West Germanic *smittā. Cognate with English smit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /smɛt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: smet
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

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smet m or f (plural smetten, diminutive smetje n)

  1. a stain, a blemish
    Synonym: vlek
  2. (figuratively) an imperfection, a stain on something otherwise clean and pure
  3. (obsolete) infection
    Synonym: infectie

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: smet

Middle Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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smet m

  1. Alternative form of smit

Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *sъmetь.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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smẹ̑t f

  1. sweepings

Inflection

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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing. smét
gen. sing. smetí
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
smét smetí smetí
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
smetí smetí smetí
dative
(dajȃlnik)
sméti smetéma smetém
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
smét smetí smetí
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
sméti smetéh smetéh
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
smetjó smetéma smetmí

Further reading

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  • smet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Origin uncertain. Probably from Middle Low German smette, smitte (mush or paste used by the linen weavers to strengthen the hoist", also "stain, mark, blemish). Compare Saterland Frisian Smitte (a kind of paste or glue used to strengthen the lift and shear in weaving). If so, cognate also with English smit.

Noun

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smet c or n

  1. (common, countable, uncountable) a batter; a thin, mostly liquid mixture of flour, some liquid (such as water or milk), and possibly other ingredients, which is either fried or baked.
  2. (neuter, uncountable) goo; a sticky substance
Declension
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Declension of smet 2
nominative genitive
singular indefinite smet smets
definite smetet smetets
plural indefinite
definite
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See also
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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smet

  1. past indicative of smita

References

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Anagrams

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