Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smittle

/smˈɪtəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: smit-tle
IPA: /smˈɪtəl/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

British usage; Obsolete; Transitive verb

adj

British usage; Obsolete

noun

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

Frequentative from Middle English smitten (“to smear; smudge; stain; taint”), from Old English smittian (“to defile; pollute; befoul”). Cognate with German schmitzen (“to pollute”), Danish smitte (“to infect”). Related also to smite.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: smitten, smittian

Usage

Inflected Forms

smittles (present, singular) smittling (participle, present) smittled (participle, past) smittled (past) smittles (plural)

Derived Forms

smittlish

Frequently Paired Words

smit

Rhymes With

little it'll brittle acquittal belittle whittle non-committal committal tittle spittle kittel noncommittal

Questions

How do you pronounce smittle?: The recorded pronunciation is /smˈɪtəl/.
What does smittle mean?: To infect.
Where does smittle come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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