smak
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin. See also German schmatzen, English smack, and smash.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑk
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Middle English
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
References
- “smak(ke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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)
- taste (both in food and fashion)
Related terms
References
- “smak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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)
- 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
References
- “smak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German smak, smake, from Old Saxon *smakk, *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /smak/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: smak
Declension
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish smaker, from Middle Low German smak, smake, from Old Saxon *smakk, *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku.
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Noun
smak c
- taste (how something tastes)
- en krämig sås med smak av citron
- a creamy sauce with a taste of lemon
- (in the definite) the sense of taste, gustation
- Synonym: smaksinne
- 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 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | smak | smaken | smaker | smakerna |
Genitive | smaks | smakens | smakers | smakernas |
Derived terms
- avsmak
- eftersmak
- finsmakare
- mersmak
- smaken är som baken (“there's no accounting for taste”)
- smakfull (“tasteful”)
- smaklig
- smaklös (“tasteless”)
- smakprov
- smaksinne (“sense of taste, gustation”)
Related terms
References
- smak in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- smak in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- smak in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- smak in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)