smet

See also: Smet, smeť, smět, Smęt, смет, and сметь

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smɛt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: smet
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

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

• besmetten
• ontsmetten
• smetten
• smetvrees
• smetvrij

Descendants

• Afrikaans: smet

Middle Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smɛt/

Noun

smet m

1. alternative form of smit

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	smet	smēde
accusative	smet	smēde
genitive	smets, smēets, smēdes	smēde
dative	smēde	smēden

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъmetь. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sméːt/

Noun

smẹ̑t f

1. sweepings

Declension

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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

• “smet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smeːt/

• Audio (Gotland):

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• Rhymes: -eːt

Etymology 1

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

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

Declension of smet

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	smet	smets
	definite	smeten	smetens
plural	indefinite	smeter	smeters
	definite	smeterna	smeternas

Declension of smet

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	smet	smets
	definite	smetet	smetets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Related terms

• smeta

See also

• deg
• kladd

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

smet

1. past indicative of smita

References

• smet in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• mest