smitte

IPA^(key): [ˈsmed̥ə], [ˈsmid̥ə]

From Old Danish smittæ (“stain”), borrowed from Middle Low German smitte (“stain”), derived from the verb smitte, from Old Saxon smītan (“to smite”, originally "to smear, coat").

smitte

1. infection

From Middle Low German smitten (“to stain”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną.

smitte (imperative smit, infinitive at smitte, present tense smitter, past tense smittede, perfect tense har smittet)

1. to infect

• “smitte,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “smitte,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Middle Low German, probably from the verb smitten.

smitte m (definite singular smitten, uncountable)

1. infection

• hivsmitte

From Middle Low German smitten.

smitte (imperative smitt, present tense smitter, passive smittes, simple past and past participle smitta or smittet, present participle smittende)

1. to infect

• “smitte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle Low German, probably from the verb smitten.

smitte m (definite singular smitten, uncountable)

1. infection

• hivsmitte

• “smitte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-West Germanic *smittā, *smittjā, from Proto-West Germanic *smittōn, *smittjōn (“to smear”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną, *smitjōną, from Proto-Indo-European *smidnó-, *smidi-, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, streak, whisk, rub”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmit.te/

smitte f

1. pollution, defilement

• smitta
• smittian

• Middle English: smit, smytt
  • English: smit
  • Scots: smit, smyt, smyte, smot