# smaka
## Latvian
### Alternative forms

* (dialectal) smaks

### Etymology

Traditionally considered borrowed from Middle Low German smak (“taste; smell”) or Saterland Frisian smaka or Middle Dutch smake, which is supported by its use in 17th-century texts to mean not only “smell,” but also “taste.” This may however have been a purely written usage, given the absence at the time of a term for “taste;” other writings of the period suggest that the “taste” meaning was rare or unattested among speakers. If this is so, the word might actually not be a borrowing, but an indigenous formation, from the stem of the verb smakt (“to stifle; to choke; to gasp”) (q.v.), made into a 4th-declension feminine noun. Since ancient Baltic and Iranian tribes were neighbors for some time, there may also be influence from Iranian languages (cf. Ossetian смаг (smag, “odor”). Originally, smaka had a broader meaning, “smell, odor” (in general); in the 19th century, the phrase laba smaka “good odor” still occurred. Later on it switched senses with smarža (which used to mean “bad smell” but is now neutral; q.v.).

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

smaka m
* (dialectal) genitive singular of smaks
smaka f (4th declension)
* (usually bad) smell, stink, stench
    nepatīkama, kodīga smaka ― unpleasant, pungent smell
    pēlējuma, sēra, sviedru smaka ― mold, sulphur, sweat smell
    salda, skāba smaka ― sweet, sour smell
    nejust nekādu smaku ― to not feel any smell
    sajust dūmu samku ― to feel the smell of smoke
    izvēdināt piedeguma smaku ― to disperse the burned smell (by ventilating the room)
    pretīga gruzduma smaka tā piesātinājusi visu apkārtni, ka grūti bija elpot ― the disgusting stench of smoke had saturated the whole neighborhood, so that it was hard to breathe

#### Synonyms

* oža
* smarža

#### Related terms

* smakot

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “smaka”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* smake

### Etymology

From German Low German smaken.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²smɑːkɑ/

### Verb

smaka (present tense smakar or smaker, past tense smaka or smakte, past participle smaka or smakt, present participle smakande, imperative smak)
* to taste (something)
    Eg smakte på kaka. ― I tasted the cake.
* to taste (of something)
    Kaka smakte godt. ― The cake tasted nice.

#### Derived terms

* smakebete

#### Related terms

* smak (noun)

### References

* “smaka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsma.ka/
* (Greater Poland):
** (Central Greater Poland) IPA: /ˈsma.ka/
* (Masovia):
** (Far Masovian) IPA: /ˈsma.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aka
* Syllabification: sma‧ka

### Etymology 1

See smak.

#### Noun

smaka f
* (Central Greater Poland, Far Masovian) Alternative form of smak

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

smaka m inan
* (colloquial) accusative/genitive singular of smak

### Further reading

* Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “smaka”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 122
* Oskar Kolberg (1877) “smaka”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 23
* Stanisław Ciszewski (1916) “smaka”, in “Przyczynek do słownika gwary wielkopolskiej”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 8, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 98

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

smaka (present smakar, preterite smakade, supine smakat, imperative smaka)
* to taste
    Hon hade aldrig smakat glass förut. ― She had never tasted ice cream before.
    Det smakar gott. ― It tastes good.

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### Further reading

* smaka in Svensk ordbok.

### Anagrams

* makas, maska