smitta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• smittet

Verb

smitta

1. inflection of smitte:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

smitta (present tense smittar, past tense smitta, past participle smitta, passive infinitive smittast, present participle smittande, imperative smitta/smitt)

1. a-infinitive form of smitte

Noun

smitta f

1. definite singular of smitte

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

1. a smear, blot, mark, or spot
2. that which mars, pollutes, or defiles; pollution, defilement

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	smitta	smittan
accusative	smittan	smittan
genitive	smittan	smittena
dative	smittan	smittum

Related terms

• smitte
• smittian
• smītan

Descendants

• Middle English: smitte, smite, smit
  • English: smit, smitt, smite, smitch
    • ⇒ English: *smitching, smidgen
      • ⇒ English: smidge
  • Scots: smit, smyt, smite, smyte, smot, smitch
    • Scots: smittock

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.

Verb

smitta

1. to stain

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

1. a communicable disease
2. (uncountable) infection (with a communicable disease)

   ett område med mycket smitta

   an area with a lot of infections

Declension

Declension of smitta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	smitta	smittas
	definite	smittan	smittans
plural	indefinite	smittor	smittors
	definite	smittorna	smittornas

Derived terms

• smittkoppor
• smittorisk
• smittskydd
• smittspridning
• smittspårning

Verb

smitta (present smittar, preterite smittade, supine smittat, imperative smitta)

1. (sometimes with ner (“down”)) to infect (with a communicable disease, or figuratively)

   Jag tror det var Nisse som smittade mig med tuberkulos

   I think it was Nisse who infected me with tuberculosis

2. to be contagious

   en sjukdom som inte smittar

   a disease that is not contagious [that does not infect]

Conjugation

Conjugation of smitta (weak)

	active		passive
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
present participle		smittande
past participle		smittad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• besmitta
• smitta av sig
• smittsam

References

• smitta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• smitta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• smitta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Mattis