smuk

See also: šmuk

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German smuk (“lithe, neat”), from Old Saxon *smuk, *smukk, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *smeugan (“to crawl, creep”). Compare English smug and German schmuck (“pretty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smok/, [smɔɡ̊]

Adjective

smuk (neuter smukt, plural and definite singular attributive smukke)

1. beautiful, handsome, good-looking
2. fine
3. noble

Usage notes

Similarly to English beautiful, smuk carries an aspect of femininity, and hence is usually not applied to men.

Inflection

Inflection of smuk

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	smuk	smukkere	smukkest2
indefinite neuter singular	smukt	smukkere	smukkest2
plural	smukke	smukkere	smukkest2
definite attributive1	smukke	smukkere	smukkeste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• (beautiful, handsome, good-looking): pæn, nydelig, yndig, fager, vakker, væn
• (fine): fin
• (noble): ædel

References

• “smuk” in Den Danske Ordbog

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• smok (Föhr-Amrum)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German smuk (“supple, bendsome, pleasing, beautiful, petite, cute”), from Old Saxon *smuk, *smukk, from Proto-Germanic *smukkaz (“flexible, bendsome, easy”). Compare German schmuck.

Adjective

smuk (comparative smuker, superlative smukst)

1. (Mooring) beautiful, handsome

Inflection

Inflection of smuk (Mooring dialect)

	masculine		feminine / neuter	plural
	indefinite	definite
positive
predicative / adverbial	smuk
attributive / independent	smuken	smuke	smuk	smuke
partitive	smuks			—
comparative
predicative / adverbial	smuker
attributive / independent	smukeren	smukere	smuker	smukere
partitive	smukers			—
superlative
predicative / adverbial	am smuksten
attributive / independent	—	smukste	smukst	smukste

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smukъ, cognate with Bulgarian смок (smok).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smûːk/

Noun

smȗk m anim (Cyrillic spelling сму̑к)

1. Coronella (serpent genus)

Declension

Declension of smuk

	singular	plural
nominative	smuk	smukovi
genitive	smuka	smukova
dative	smuku	smukovima
accusative	smuka	smukove
vocative	smuče	smukovi
locative	smuku	smukovima
instrumental	smukom	smukovima

Further reading

• “smuk”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• “smuk”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026