smá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sma"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smēhijaną (“to belittle, to despise”). Compare German schmähen (“to mock, to revile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smauː/
• Rhymes: -auː

Verb

smá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative smáði, supine smáð)

1. to disdain, to treat with contempt [with accusative]

   Synonyms: lítilsvirða, óvirða

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• smán (“disgrace, dishonour”)
• smána (“to disgrace, to dishonour”)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *smēhijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *smēyg- (“small, thin, delicate”). See also German schmähen (“to mock”), Proto-Germanic *smikraz (“fine, fair”).

Verb

smá

1. to scorn, slight, revile

Conjugation

Conjugation of smá — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	smá
present participle	smáandi
past participle	smáðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	smá	smáða
2nd-person singular	smár	smáðir
3rd-person singular	smár	smáði
1st-person plural	smám	smáðum
2nd-person plural	smáið	smáðuð
3rd-person plural	smá	smáðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	smá	smáða
2nd-person singular	smáir	smáðir
3rd-person singular	smái	smáði
1st-person plural	smáim	smáðim
2nd-person plural	smáið	smáðið
3rd-person plural	smái	smáði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	smá
1st-person plural	smám
2nd-person plural	smáið

Conjugation of smá — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	smásk
present participle	smándisk
past participle	smázk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	smámk	smáðumk
2nd-person singular	smásk	smáðisk
3rd-person singular	smásk	smáðisk
1st-person plural	smámsk	smáðumsk
2nd-person plural	smáizk	smáðuzk
3rd-person plural	smásk	smáðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	smámk	smáðumk
2nd-person singular	smáisk	smáðisk
3rd-person singular	smáisk	smáðisk
1st-person plural	smáimsk	smáðimsk
2nd-person plural	smáizk	smáðizk
3rd-person plural	smáisk	smáðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	smásk
1st-person plural	smámsk
2nd-person plural	smáizk

Derived terms

• smán (“shame, disgrace”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: smá

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “smá”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 390; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

smá

1. strong feminine nominative singular of smár
2. strong neuter dative singular of smár
3. strong masculine accusative plural of smár
4. weak masculine oblique singular of smár
5. weak feminine all cases singular of smár
6. weak neuter all cases singular of smár
7. weak all genders nominative/accusative/genitive plural of smár