smitta
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Norwegian Nynorsk
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
Declension
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.
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 | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | smitta | smittan | smittor | smittorna |
Genitive | smittas | smittans | smittors | smittornas |
Derived terms
- smittkoppor
- smittorisk
- smittskydd
- smittspridning
- smittspårning
Conjugation
Conjugation of smitta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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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 ner
- smittsam
References
- smitta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- smitta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- smitta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- smitta in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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