Hyphenation
smat·terTurkish pronunciation
smätırPronunciation
/ˈsmatər/ /ˈsmætɜr/
Etymology
[ 'sma-t&r ] (verb.) 15th century. From Middle English smateren. Compare Swedish smattra, Danish and Norwegian smadre (all of which mean to patter), German schmettern (“to resound”).