smet

See also:Smet,smeť,smět,Smęt,смет,andсметь

Dutch

Etymology

FromMiddle Dutchsmette,smitte,fromOld Dutch*smitta,fromProto-West Germanic*smittā.Cognate withEnglishsmit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/smɛt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation:smet
• Rhymes:-ɛt

Noun

smetmorf(pluralsmetten,diminutivesmetjen)

1. astain,ablemish

   Synonym:vlek

2. (figuratively)animperfection,astainon 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

smetm

1. Alternative form ofsmit

Slovene

Etymology

FromProto-Slavic*sъmetь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/sméːt/

Noun

smẹ̑tf

1. sweepings

Inflection

Thediacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal.If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

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”,inSlovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU(in Slovene),2014–2024

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/smeːt/

• Audio(Gotland):

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• Rhymes:-eːt

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain. Probably fromMiddle Low Germansmette,smitte(“mush or paste used by the linen weavers to strengthen the hoist ", also" stain, mark, blemish”).CompareSaterland FrisianSmitte(“a kind of paste or glue used to strengthen the lift and shear in weaving”).If so, cognate also withEnglishsmit.

Noun

smetcorn

1. (common,countable,uncountable)abatter;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 ofsmet

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

Declension ofsmet2

		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 correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

smet

1. pastindicativeofsmita

References

• smetinSvenska Akademiens ordlista(SAOL)

Anagrams

• mest