smid

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch smid, from Middle Dutch smit, from Old Dutch *smith, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /smət/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

smid (plural smede)

  1. A smith.

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch smit, from Old Dutch *smith, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

smid m (plural smeden, diminutive smidje n)

  1. A smith, who forges metal.
  2. The tree frog species Boana faber, whose call resounds like a smith's hammer coming down.


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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: smid
  • Negerhollands: smid
  • Munsee: shumát
  • Papiamentu: smet, smid
  • Sranan Tongo: smeti, smitti
  • Unami: shëmìt, shmìt

Maltese[edit]

Root
s-m-d
2 terms

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic سَمِيذ (samīḏ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

smid m (plural smejjed)

  1. semolina

Old High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *smiþ.

Noun[edit]

smid m

  1. blacksmith

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Romanian[edit]

Noun[edit]

smid n (plural smiduri)

  1. Alternative form of smidă

Declension[edit]

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *smiddi- (an opening of the mouth), perhaps from the same ultimate source as smèid (smile).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

smid f (genitive singular smide, plural smidean)

  1. A word.
  2. A syllable.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Today used especially in the following phrase:
    cha tuirt e smid - he didn't say a word, he didn't utter a syllable

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Swedish[edit]

Verb[edit]

smid

  1. imperative of smida