smitte

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [ˈsmed̥ə], [ˈsmid̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish smittæ (“stain”), borrowed from Middle Low German smitte (“stain”), derived from the verb smitte, from Old Saxon smītan (“to smite”, originally "to smear, coat").

Noun

smitte

  1. infection

References

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German smitten (“to stain”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną.

Verb

smitte (imperative smit, present tense smitter, passive smittes, past tense smittede, past participle smittet, present participle smittende)

  1. to infect

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German, probably from the verb smitten.

Noun

smitte m (definite singular smitten, uncountable)

  1. infection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German smitten.

Verb

smitte (imperative smitt, present tense smitter, passive smittes, simple past and past participle smitta or smittet, present participle smittende)

  1. to infect

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German, probably from the verb smitten.

Noun

smitte m (definite singular smitten, uncountable)

  1. infection

Derived terms

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smittā, *smittjā, from Proto-West Germanic *smittōn, *smittjōn (“to smear”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną, *smitjōną, from Proto-Indo-European *smidnó-, *smidi-, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, streak, whisk, rub”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsmit.te/

Noun

smitte f

  1. pollution, defilement

Declension
Declension of smitte (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative smitte smittan
accusative smittan smittan
genitive smittan smittena
dative smittan smittum

Descendants
  • Middle English: smit, smytt
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