smaad

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch smade, from Proto-Germanic *smēhijaną (“to despise, belittle”), from Proto-Indo-European *smēyg- (“small, thin, delicate”). See also Old Norse smá (“to scorn”), Proto-Germanic *smikraz (“fine, fair”).

Noun

smaad m (plural smaden)

1. vilification, slandering

Derived terms

• smadelijk

Descendants

• Afrikaans: smaad

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

smaad

1. inflection of smaden:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative