smella

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmɛtla/
• Rhymes: -ɛtla

Etymology 1

From Old Norse smella. Cognate with Old English smellan (“to crack, make a noise”).

Verb

smella (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative small, third-person plural past indicative smullu, supine smollið)

1. (intransitive) to crack

Conjugation

smella — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að smella
supine (sagnbót)		smollið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		smellandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég smell	við smellum	present (nútíð)	ég smelli	við smellum
	þú smellur	þið smellið		þú smellir	þið smellið
	hann, hún, það smellur	þeir, þær, þau smella		hann, hún, það smelli	þeir, þær, þau smelli
past (þátíð)	ég small	við smullum	past (þátíð)	ég smylli	við smyllum
	þú smallst	þið smulluð		þú smyllir	þið smylluð
	hann, hún, það small	þeir, þær, þau smullu		hann, hún, það smylli	þeir, þær, þau smyllu
imperative (boðháttur)	smell (þú)	smellið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	smelltu	smelliði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

smollinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	smollinn	smollin	smollið		smollnir	smollnar	smollin
accusative (þolfall)	smollinn	smollna	smollið		smollna	smollnar	smollin
dative (þágufall)	smollnum	smollinni	smollnu		smollnum	smollnum	smollnum
genitive (eignarfall)	smollins	smollinnar	smollins		smollinna	smollinna	smollinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	smollni	smollna	smollna		smollnu	smollnu	smollnu
accusative (þolfall)	smollna	smollnu	smollna		smollnu	smollnu	smollnu
dative (þágufall)	smollna	smollnu	smollna		smollnu	smollnu	smollnu
genitive (eignarfall)	smollna	smollnu	smollna		smollnu	smollnu	smollnu

Related terms

• smellur

Etymology 2

From Old Norse smella. Cognate with Old English smillan (“to cause to crack, crack”).

Verb

smella (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative smellti, supine smellt)

1. (transitive, with dative) to smack
2. (transitive, with dative) to snap

   að smella fingrunum

   to snap one's fingers

3. (computing, transitive, with dative) to click (e.g. with a mouse)
4. (transitive, with dative) to fasten using a press stud or snap fastener
5. (transitive, with dative) to slam (e.g. a door)
6. (transitive, with dative) to take a photograph

Conjugation

smella — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að smella
supine (sagnbót)		smellt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		smellandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég smelli	við smellum	present (nútíð)	ég smelli	við smellum
	þú smellir	þið smellið		þú smellir	þið smellið
	hann, hún, það smellir	þeir, þær, þau smella		hann, hún, það smelli	þeir, þær, þau smelli
past (þátíð)	ég smellti	við smelltum	past (þátíð)	ég smellti	við smelltum
	þú smelltir	þið smelltuð		þú smelltir	þið smelltuð
	hann, hún, það smellti	þeir, þær, þau smelltu		hann, hún, það smellti	þeir, þær, þau smelltu
imperative (boðháttur)	smell (þú)	smellið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	smelltu	smelliði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

smellast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að smellast
supine (sagnbót)		smellst
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		smellandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég smellist	við smellumst	present (nútíð)	ég smellist	við smellumst
	þú smellist	þið smellist		þú smellist	þið smellist
	hann, hún, það smellist	þeir, þær, þau smellast		hann, hún, það smellist	þeir, þær, þau smellist
past (þátíð)	ég smelltist	við smelltumst	past (þátíð)	ég smelltist	við smelltumst
	þú smelltist	þið smelltust		þú smelltist	þið smelltust
	hann, hún, það smelltist	þeir, þær, þau smelltust		hann, hún, það smelltist	þeir, þær, þau smelltust
imperative (boðháttur)	smellst (þú)	smellist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	smellstu	smellisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

smelltur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	smelltur	smellt	smellt		smelltir	smelltar	smellt
accusative (þolfall)	smelltan	smellta	smellt		smellta	smelltar	smellt
dative (þágufall)	smelltum	smelltri	smelltu		smelltum	smelltum	smelltum
genitive (eignarfall)	smellts	smelltrar	smellts		smelltra	smelltra	smelltra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	smellti	smellta	smellta		smelltu	smelltu	smelltu
accusative (þolfall)	smellta	smelltu	smellta		smelltu	smelltu	smelltu
dative (þágufall)	smellta	smelltu	smellta		smelltu	smelltu	smelltu
genitive (eignarfall)	smellta	smelltu	smellta		smelltu	smelltu	smelltu

Etymology 3

Noun

smella f (genitive singular smellu, nominative plural smellur)

1. press stud, snap fastener

Declension

Declension of smella (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	smella	smellan	smellur	smellurnar
accusative	smellu	smelluna	smellur	smellurnar
dative	smellu	smellunni	smellum	smellunum
genitive	smellu	smellunnar	smella	smellanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• smellene n or m

Noun

smella n or m

1. definite neuter plural of smell

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmɛl.lɑ/

Noun

smella n

1. definite plural of smell

   Synonym: smellane

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²smɛl.lɑ/

Verb

smella (present tense smell, past tense small, supine smolle, past participle smollen, present participle smellande, imperative smell)

1. alternative form of smelle

Verb

smella (present tense smeller, past tense smelte, past participle smelt, passive infinitive smellast, present participle smellande, imperative smell)

1. alternative form of smelle

Noun

smella f (definite singular smella, indefinite plural smeller or smellor, definite plural smellene or smellone)

1. definite singular of smelle
2. (pre-2012) alternative form of smelle

References

• “smella” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.