smak

See also: šmak

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin. See also German schmatzen, English smack, and smash.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑk

Noun

smak c (plural smakken, diminutive smakje n)

  1. crash, blow, smack

Synonyms

Verb

smak

  1. inflection of smakken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English smæc, smæċċ, from Proto-West Germanic *smakk, *smakku, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz. Some forms are influenced by smacchen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /smak/, /smatʃ/

Noun

smak

  1. The taste (of things).
  2. The sense of taste.
  3. A smell or odour.
  4. (rare) The feeling of joy.
  5. (rare) A disgrace or blemish.

Descendants

  • English: smack
  • Scots: smack

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (taste, smack).

Noun

smak m (definite singular smaken, indefinite plural smaker, definite plural smakene)

  1. taste (both in food and fashion)
Derived terms

Verb

smak

  1. imperative of smake

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (taste, smack).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /smɑːk/

Noun

smak m (definite singular smaken, indefinite plural smakar, definite plural smakane)

  1. taste (both in food and fashion)
    Eg likar smaken av mango.
    I like the taste of mango.
    Han har god smak i musikk.
    He has good taste in music.

Derived terms

Verb

smak

  1. imperative of smaka

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German smak, smake, from Old Saxon *smakk, *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /smak/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: smak

Noun

smak m inan (diminutive smaczek)

  1. the sense of taste
  2. a particular taste; a flavour

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
verbs

Descendants

See also

Basic tastes in Polish · smaki (layout · text)
słodki kwaśny słony gorzki ostry wytrawny, słony

Further reading

  • smak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • smak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

smȁk m (Cyrillic spelling сма̏к)

  1. end, termination
    smak sv(ij)eta - end of the world

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish smaker, from Middle Low German smak, smake, from Old Saxon *smakk, *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

smak c

  1. taste (how something tastes)
    en krämig sås med smak av citron
    a creamy sauce with a taste of lemon
  2. (in the definite) the sense of taste, gustation
    Synonym: smaksinne
  3. taste (preferences, etc.)
    Den var inte i hans smak
    It wasn't to his taste
    tycke och smak
    opinions and taste (something subjective – idiomatic)

Declension

Declension of smak 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative smak smaken smaker smakerna
Genitive smaks smakens smakers smakernas

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