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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smītaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, whick, strike, rub”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsmiː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*smītaną[1][2]

  1. to cast; sling; hurl
  2. to hit; strike
  3. to smear; dirty

Inflection
Conjugation of *smītaną (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smītō*smītaų—*smītai ?
2nd singular *smītizi*smītaiz*smīt*smītazai*smītaizau
3rd singular *smītidi*smītai*smītadau*smītadai*smītaidau
1st dual *smītōz*smītaiw———
2nd dual *smītadiz*smītaidiz*smītadiz——
1st plural *smītamaz*smītaim—*smītandai*smītaindau
2nd plural *smītid*smītaid*smītid*smītandai*smītaindau
3rd plural *smītandi*smītain*smītandau*smītandai*smītaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smait*smitį̄
2nd singular *smaist*smitīz
3rd singular *smait*smitī
1st dual *smitū*smitīw
2nd dual *smitudiz*smitīdiz
1st plural *smitum*smitīm
2nd plural *smitud*smitīd
3rd plural *smitun*smitīn
present past
participles *smītandz*smitanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*smītan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 459
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*smītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 355
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