smak

See also: Smak, šmak, and Šmak

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch smacken, of imitative origin. See also German schmatzen, English smack, and smash.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑk

Noun

smak c (plural smakken, diminutive smakje n)

1. crash, blow, smack

Synonyms

• klap
• knal

Verb

smak

1. inflection of smakken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Smak”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• smac, smach, ssmak
• smacche, smake, smatche (Late Middle English)
• smech (AB language); smacc (Ormulum)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English smæc, smæċċ, from Proto-West Germanic *smakk, *smakku, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz. Some forms are influenced by smacchen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smak/, /smat͡ʃ/

Noun

smak

1. The taste (of things).
2. The sense of taste.
3. A smell or odour.
4. (rare) The feeling of joy.
5. (rare) A disgrace or blemish.

Descendants

• English: smack
• Scots: smack
  • ⇒? Scots: smick

References

• “smak(ke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (“taste, smack”).

Noun

smak m (definite singular smaken, indefinite plural smaker, definite plural smakene)

1. taste (both in food and fashion)

Derived terms

• ettersmak
• forsmak
• smakfull
• smakløs
• smaksette
• smakssak
• smaksstoff
• smakstilsetning

Related terms

• smake

Etymology 2

Verb

smak

1. imperative of smake

References

• “smak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic *smakkuz (“taste, smack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smɑːk/

Noun

smak m (definite singular smaken, indefinite plural smakar, definite plural smakane)

1. taste (both in food and fashion)

   Eg likar smaken av mango.

   I like the taste of mango.

   Han har god smak i musikk.

   He has good taste in music.

Derived terms

• ettersmak
• forsmak, føresmak
• smakfull
• smakssak
• smaksstoff
• smakstilsetning

Verb

smak

1. imperative of smaka

References

• “smak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German smak / smake, from Old Saxon *smakk / *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku. Compare Middle English smak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /smak/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /smak/

Noun

smak m inan (related adjective smaczny)

1. taste (sense that consists in the perception and interpretation of the sensation of taste)

   Alternative form: smaka

   Synonym: smaczność

   • 1901 [1471], Materiały i Prace Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, volume V, page 60:

     Saporem smak, chancz

     [Saporem smak, chęć]

   • 1880-1894 [XV med.], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności‎^[1], volume I, Lviv, page 75:

     Sicut Christus dilexit vos et tradidit semetipsum pro vobis oblacionem et hostiam [deo] in odorem suauitatis nad szmak, nad wonyą szlotką, roszkoszną

     [Sicut Christus dilexit vos et tradidit semetipsum pro vobis oblacionem et hostiam [deo] in odorem suauitatis nad smak, nad wonią słodką, rozkoszną]

2. taste, flavor (one of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals)
   • 1885-2024 [c. 1450], Jan Baudouina de Courtenay, Jan Karłowicz, Antoni Adam Kryńskiego, Malinowski Lucjan, editors, Prace Filologiczne‎^[2], volume IV, page 568:

     [Habet] palatum inordinatum smac ma sly

     [[Habet] palatum inordinatum smak ma zły]

Derived terms

nouns

• smaczność

verbs

• osmaczyć pf
• smakować impf
• wysmaczeć pf

Related terms

adjectives

• niesmaczny
• niesmakowany

adverbs

• smacznie

nouns

• smakowanie

Descendants

• Polish: smak, smaka (Kuyavia, Central Greater Poland, Far Masovian, Przasnysz, Łowicz)
  • → Belarusian: смак (smak)
  • → Pannonian Rusyn: смак (smak)
  • → Russian: смак (smak)
  • → Ukrainian: смак (smak)
• Silesian: smak

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “smak”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Alternative forms

• smaka (Kuyavia, Central Greater Poland, Far Masovian, Przasnysz, Łowicz)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish smak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmak/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: smak
• Homophone: Smak

Noun

smak m inan (diminutive smaczek, related adjective smakowy)

1. (uncountable) taste (sense that consists in the perception and interpretation of the sensation of taste)

   Synonym: podniebienie

   Hypernym: zmysł

   stracić smak ― to lose one's sense of taste

2. (countable) taste, flavor (one of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals)

   Ten indyk jest niezły w smaku. ― This turkey tastes quite good.

3. (countable) taste, flavor, smack (quality of giving the sensation of taste) [with genitive ‘of what’]

   smak mięsa ― taste of meat

4. (countable, figurative) taste, smack (small amount of experience with something that gives a sense of its quality as a whole) [with genitive ‘of what’]

   Synonym: doświadczenie

   smak przygody ― taste of adventure

6. (uncountable, colloquial) taste, liking, appetite (desire to eat food or consume drink) [with na (+ accusative) ‘for what’]

   Synonym: apetyt

   Hypernym: chęć

   smak na czekoladę ― taste for chocolate

7. (uncountable, colloquial, figurative) taste, liking, appetite, penchant, predilection (desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind) [with do (+ genitive) ‘for what’ or (proscribed) dla (+ genitive) ‘for what’]

   Synonyms: apetyt, upodobanie

   Hypernym: chęć

   smak do książek ― taste for books

   stracić smak dla czegoś ― to lose the taste for something

8. (uncountable, figurative) taste (person's implicit set of preferences, especially aesthetic, though also culinary, sartorial, etc.)

   Synonym: gust

   Antonyms: bezguście, kicz

   smak literacki ― literary taste

9. (uncountable, figurative) flavor (characteristic quality of something)

   odkrywać smaki Warszawy ― to discover the flavors of Warsaw

10. (countable, colloquial) flavor, flavoring (substance used to impart a particular taste)

    Zupa jest za mało słona, dodaj trochę smaku. ― The soup is not salty enough, add some flavor.

11. (countable) bouillon, broth, stock (clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken, or bones or vegetables)

    Synonym: bulion

    smak z kości ― bone broth

Usage notes

In colloquial speech, sense 5 can sometimes be animate, especially in such phrases as mieć smaka na coś or robić komuś smaka na coś.

Declension

Declension of smak

	singular	plural
nominative	smak	smaki
genitive	smaku	smaków
dative	smakowi	smakom
accusative	smak	smaki
instrumental	smakiem	smakami
locative	smaku	smakach
vocative	smaku	smaki

Derived terms

adjectives

• smaczny
• smakowity
• smakowny

adverbs

• dla smaku
• do smaku
• nie w smak
• w smak

nouns

• niesmak
• posmak
• przysmak
• smaczliwka
• smakołyk
• smakosz
• smakoszka

verbs

• smakować impf
• zniesmaczać impf
• zniesmaczyć pf

Related terms

adjectives

• smakoszowski

adverbs

• na smaczek
• smacznie
• smaczno
• smakowicie
• smakownie
• smakowo

interjections

• smacznego

nouns

• smaczność
• smakoszostwo
• smakowitość
• smakowniczek
• smakownik
• smakowność
• smakowość

Descendants

• → Belarusian: смак (smak)
• → Pannonian Rusyn: смак (smak)
• → Russian: смак (smak)
• → Ukrainian: смак (smak)

See also

Basic tastes in Polish · smaki (layout · text)
słodki	kwaśny	słony	gorzki	ostry	wytrawny, słony, umami

Further reading

• “smak”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “smak”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)
• smak in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

smȁk m inan (Cyrillic spelling сма̏к)

1. end, termination

   smak sv(ij)eta - end of the world

Declension

Declension of smak

	singular	plural
nominative	smak	smakovi
genitive	smaka	smakova
dative	smaku	smakovima
accusative	smak	smakove
vocative	smače	smakovi
locative	smaku	smakovima
instrumental	smakom	smakovima

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish smaker, from Middle Low German smak, smake, from Old Saxon *smakk, *smak, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smɑːk/

• Audio:

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Noun

smak c

1. taste (how something tastes)

   en krämig sås med smak av citron

   a creamy sauce with a taste of lemon

2. the sense of taste, gustation

   Synonym: smaksinne

3. taste (preferences, etc.)

   Den var inte i hans smak

   It wasn't to his taste

   tycke och smak

   opinions and taste (something subjective – idiomatic)

Declension

Declension of smak

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	smak	smaks
	definite	smaken	smakens
plural	indefinite	smaker	smakers
	definite	smakerna	smakernas

Derived terms

• avsmak
• eftersmak
• finsmakare
• mersmak
• smaken är som baken (“there's no accounting for taste”)
• smakfull (“tasteful”)
• smaklig
• smaklös (“tasteless”)
• smakprov
• smaksinne (“sense of taste, gustation”)

Related terms

• smaka

References

• “smak”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “smak”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “smak”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH

Anagrams

• kams, mask, mask., skam