smel

See also: směl, смел, смёл, and шмель

English

Noun

smel (countable and uncountable, plural smels)

1. Obsolete spelling of smell.

Anagrams

• SMLE, LEMS, mels, L.E.M.s, LEMs, MLSE, Elms, elms, Lems

Middle English

Adjective

smel

1. Alternative form of smal

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smal. Cognates include Old English smæl and Old Saxon smal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmel/, [ˈsmæl]

Adjective

smel

1. small

Descendants

• Saterland Frisian: smäl
• West Frisian: smel

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъmělъ. Synchronically, from the verb sméti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sméːʋ/

Adjective

smẹ̑ł (comparative smẹ́lejši, superlative nȁjsmẹ́lejši)

1. bold

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	smél	sméla	smélo
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	smél ind sméli def	sméla	smélo
genitive	smélega	sméle	smélega
dative	smélemu	sméli	smélemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	smélo	smélo
locative	smélem	sméli	smélem
instrumental	smélim	smélo	smélim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sméla	sméli	sméli
genitive	smélih	smélih	smélih
dative	smélima	smélima	smélima
accusative	sméla	sméli	sméli
locative	smélih	smélih	smélih
instrumental	smélima	smélima	smélima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sméli	sméle	sméla
genitive	smélih	smélih	smélih
dative	smélim	smélim	smélim
accusative	sméle	sméle	sméla
locative	smélih	smélih	smélih
instrumental	smélimi	smélimi	smélimi

Further reading

• “smel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English smell.

Noun

smel

1. scent
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:12:

     Long kantri Havila i gat gutpela gol, na i gat wanpela kain diwai, blut bilong en i gat gutpela smel. Na i gat wanpela kain ston i dai tumas, em ol i save kolim kanilian.

     →New International Version translation

West Frisian

Adjective

smel

1. narrow

Inflection

Inflection of smel
uninflected	smel
inflected	smelle
comparative	smelder smeller
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		smel	smelder smeller	it smelst it smelste
indefinite	c. sing.	smelle	smeldere smellere	smelste
	n. sing.	smel	smelder smeller	smelste
	plural	smelle	smeldere smellere	smelste
definite		smelle	smeldere smellere	smelste
partitive		smels	smelders smellers	—

Further reading

• “smel (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011