smitta
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- smittet
Verb
smitta
- inflection of smitte:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
smitta (present tense smittar, past tense smitta, past participle smitta, passive infinitive smittast, present participle smittande, imperative smitta/smitt)
- a-infinitive form of smitte
Noun
smitta f
- definite singular of smitte
Old English
Alternative forms
- smytta
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *smittō, *smittā (“fleck, spot, smudge, stain”), from Proto-West Germanic *smittōn (“to smear”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, streak, whisk, rub”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmit.tɑ/
Noun
smitta m
- a smear, blot, mark, or spot
- that which mars, pollutes, or defiles; pollution, defilement
Declension
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | smitta | smittan |
accusative | smittan | smittan |
genitive | smittan | smittena |
dative | smittan | smittum |
Related terms
- smitte
- smittian
- smītan
Descendants
- Middle English: smitte, smite, smit
- English: smit, smitt, smite, smitch
- ⇒ English: *smitching, smidgen
- ⇒ English: smidge
- ⇒ English: *smitching, smidgen
- Scots: smit, smyt, smite, smyte, smot, smitch
- Scots: smittock
- English: smit, smitt, smite, smitch
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *smitjaną, *smitōną, *smittōną (“to stain; tarnish”), secondary forms of Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to throw; hurl; splatter”), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear”). Cognate with Old English smittian (“to smear; pollute; defile”), dialectal Norwegian smita (“to smear thinly; creep away”). More at smut, smite.
Verb
smitta
- to stain
Related terms
- bismīta
- bismitt
- ūtsmīta
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German smitte (“stain”), derived from the verb smitte, from Old Saxon smītan (“to smite”, originally "to smear, coat").
Pronunciation
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Noun
smitta c
- a communicable disease
- (uncountable) infection (with a communicable disease)
- ett område med mycket smitta
- an area with a lot of infections
Declension
Declension of smitta | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | smitta | smittan | smittor | smittorna |
Genitive | smittas | smittans | smittors | smittornas |
Derived terms
- smittkoppa
- smittorisk
- smittskydd
- smittspridning
- smittspårning
Verb
smitta (present smittar, preterite smittade, supine smittat, imperative smitta)
- to infect
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | smitta | smittas | ||
Supine | smittat | smittats | ||
Imperative | smitta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | smitten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | smittar | smittade | smittas | smittades |
Ind. plural1 | smitta | smittade | smittas | smittades |
Subjunctive2 | smitte | smittade | smittes | smittades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | smittande | |||
Past participle | smittad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
- besmitta
- smitta ned
- smittsam
Further reading
- smitta in Svensk ordbok.
- smitta in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
Anagrams
- Mattis