smäck-

Swedish

Etymology

Cognate of the prefix in Danish smækfed. Likely cognate of English smack (“a slap”).

Prefix

smäck-

very (in particular in reference to volumes)
‎smäck- + ‎fet (“fat”) → ‎smäckfet (“very fat”)

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with smäck-

Further reading

smäck- in Svensk ordbok (SO)
smäck- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
smäckfet in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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