Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/smьjati

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 This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *smīˀ-, *smai-, from Proto-Indo-European *smey-. Cognate with Latvian smiêt (“to mock”), 1sg. smeju, smiêtiês (“to laugh”), smaĩdît (“to mock”) (also Eastern dialect smaîdinât), smîdînât (“to make someone laugh”) (also Western dialect smĩdînât), smĩnêt (“to smile”). Also cognate with Sanskrit स्मयते (smáyate, “to smile, to laugh”), Ancient Greek μειδάω (meidáō), μειδιάω (meidiáō, “to smile”), φιλο-μμειδής (philo-mmeidḗs, “smiling gladly”) (Homeric), Tocharian A smimāṃ (“smiling”), English smile, Latin mīrus (“wonderful”). Per Derksen, the Balto-Slavic acute is an innovation.

Verb

*smьjàti impf

  1. (reflexive with *sę) to laugh

Inflection

Conjugation of *smьjati, *smьja, *smějetь (impf., -a/V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*smьjanьje *smьjati *smьjatъ *smьjalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *smьjanъ *smějemъ
Active *smьjavъ *směję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *smьjaxъ *smьja *smьja *smějǫ *směješi *smějetь
Dual *smьjaxově *smьjasta *smьjaste *smějevě *smějeta *smějete
Plural *smьjaxomъ *smьjaste *smьjašę *smějemъ *smějete *smějǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *smьjaaxъ *smьjaaše *smьjaaše — *směji *směji
Dual *smьjaaxově *smьjaašeta *smьjaašete *smějivě *smějita —
Plural *smьjaaxomъ *smьjaašete *smьjaaxǫ *smějimъ *smějite —

Descendants

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 456
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смею́сь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “смея́ться”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 179
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