smid

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch smid, from Middle Dutch smit, from Old Dutch *smith, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /smət/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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smid (plural smede)

  1. A smith.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch smit, from Old Dutch *smith, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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smid m (plural smeden, diminutive smidje n)

  1. a smith, who forges metal
  2. the tree frog species Boana faber, whose call resounds like a smith's hammer coming down

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: smid
  • Negerhollands: smid
  • Munsee: shumát
  • Papiamentu: smet, smid
  • Sranan Tongo: smeti, smitti
  • Unami: shëmìt, shmìt

Maltese

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Root
s-m-d
2 terms

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic سَمِيذ (samīḏ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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smid m (plural smejjed)

  1. semolina

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *smiþ.

Noun

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smid m

  1. blacksmith

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Romanian

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Noun

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smid n (plural smiduri)

  1. Alternative form of smidă

Declension

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *smiddi- (an opening of the mouth), perhaps from the same ultimate source as smèid (smile).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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smid f (genitive singular smide, plural smidean)

  1. A word.
  2. A syllable.

Usage notes

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  • Today used especially in the following phrase:
    cha tuirt e smid - he didn't say a word, he didn't utter a syllable

Synonyms

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Swedish

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Verb

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smid

  1. imperative of smida