smid
See also: Smid
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch smid, from Middle Dutch smit, from Old Dutch *smith, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /smət/
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch smit, from Old Dutch *smith, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /smɪt/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: smid
- Rhymes: -ɪt
Noun
smid m (plural smeden, diminutive smidje n)
- A smith, who forges metal.
- The tree frog species Boana faber, whose call resounds like a smith's hammer coming down.
Derived terms
Related terms
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *smiþ.
Declension
Derived terms
- goldsmid
- silabarsmid
- smidastok
Descendants
References
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
Romanian
Noun
smid n (plural smiduri)
- Alternative form of smidă
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *smiddi- (“an opening of the mouth”), perhaps from the same ultimate source as smèid (“smile”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /smitʲ/
Usage notes
- Today used especially in the following phrase:
- cha tuirt e smid - he didn't say a word, he didn't utter a syllable
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “smid”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Swedish
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