smalt

See also: smält

English

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian smalto, from Medieval Latin smaltum, from Frankish *smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smaltą (“fat, lard”), from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (“to melt, smelt”).

Noun

smalt (countable and uncountable, plural smalts)

  1. a deep blue pigment made from powdered glass mixed with cobalt oxide

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Czech

Etymology

From Italian smalto, from Germanic *smalt. Cognate with German Schmelz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsmalt]
  • Rhymes: -alt

Noun

smalt m

  1. enamel (coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects)

Further reading

  • smalt in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • smalt in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

smalt

  1. neuter singular of smal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

smalt

  1. neuter singular of smal

Swedish

Adjective

smalt

  1. absolute indefinite neuter form of smal.

Verb

smalt

  1. past tense of smälta.
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