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Proto-Slavic
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
- (reflexive with *sę) to laugh
Inflection
Conjugation of
*smьjati, *smьja, *smějetь (
impf.,
-a/V-, s-aorist, accent paradigm c)
Verbal noun
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Infinitive
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Supine
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L-participle
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*smьjanьje
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*smьjati
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*smьjatъ
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*smьjalъ
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Participles
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Tense
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Past
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Present
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Passive
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*smьjanъ
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*smějemъ
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Active
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*smьjavъ
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*směję
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Aorist
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Present
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Person
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Singular
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*smьjaxъ |
*smьja |
*smьja
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*smějǫ |
*směješi |
*smějetь
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Dual
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*smьjaxově |
*smьjasta |
*smьjaste
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*smějevě |
*smějeta |
*smějete
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Plural
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*smьjaxomъ |
*smьjaste |
*smьjašę
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*smějemъ |
*smějete |
*smějǫtь
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Imperfect
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Imperative
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Person
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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1st |
2nd |
3rd
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Singular
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*smьjaaxъ |
*smьjaaše |
*smьjaaše
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— |
*směji |
*směji
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Dual
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*smьjaaxově |
*smьjaašeta |
*smьjaašete
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*smějivě |
*smějita |
—
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Plural
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*smьjaaxomъ |
*smьjaašete |
*smьjaaxǫ
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*smějimъ |
*smějite |
—
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Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
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 (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “смея́ться”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 179