smitta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

smitta

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

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

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

smitta c

  1. an infectious disease, an epidemic

Declension

Declension of smitta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative smitta smittan smittor smittorna
Genitive smittas smittans smittors smittornas

Verb

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

  1. to infect

Conjugation

  • besmitta
  • smitta ned
  • smittsam
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