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
- infection
References
- “smitte,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
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)
- to infect
References
- “smitte,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German, probably from the verb smitten.
Noun
smitte m (definite singular smitten, uncountable)
- infection
Derived terms
- hivsmitte
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)
- to infect
References
- “smitte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German, probably from the verb smitten.
Noun
smitte m (definite singular smitten, uncountable)
- infection
Derived terms
- hivsmitte
References
- “smitte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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
- pollution, defilement
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | smitte | smittan |
| accusative | smittan | smittan |
| genitive | smittan | smittena |
| dative | smittan | smittum |
Related terms
- smitta
- smittian
Descendants
- Middle English: smit, smytt
- English: smit
- Scots: smit, smyt, smyte, smot