smá

See also: smá-, sma, SMA, Sma, and små

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smēhijaną (“to belittle, to despise”). Compare German schmähen (“to mock, to revile”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /smauː/
  • Rhymes: -auː

Verb

smá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative smáði, supine smáð)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to disdain, to treat with contempt
    Synonyms: lítilsvirða, óvirða

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

  • smán (“disgrace, dishonour”)
  • smána (“to disgrace, to dishonour”)
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