smerte

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German smerte.

Noun

smerte c (singular definite smerten, plural indefinite smerter)

  1. pain
  2. suffering
  3. grief
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German smerten, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną.

Verb

smerte (imperative smert, infinitive at smerte, present tense smerter, past tense smertede, perfect tense har smertet)

  1. pain
  2. grieve
  3. ache
Synonyms
  • (grieve): bedrøve
  • (ache): værke

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English smeart, from Proto-Germanic *smartaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /smɛrt/

Adjective

smerte (inflected form smerte, comparative smerter, superlative smertest)

  1. painful, hurtful, punishing, injurious
  2. difficult, troubling, distressing
  3. strong, aggressive
  4. damaging, violent, powerful, intense, raging
  5. (Late Middle English) quick, speedy, alert
  6. (rare) rough, raw

Descendants

References


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Low German smerte

Noun

smerte m (definite singular smerten, indefinite plural smerter, definite plural smertene)

  1. an ache
  2. a pain

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German smerte

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²smɛrtə/

Noun

smerte f (definite singular smerta, indefinite plural smerter, definite plural smertene)

  1. an ache
  2. a pain

Derived terms

References

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