smalsus

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From smals-, an abstracted o-grade from smìlti (“to desire or relish something after tasting it”), a verbal formation of smilùs (“greedy, curious, eager”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

smalsùs m

  1. curious, inquisitive
  2. greedy for

Declension

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References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “smìlti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego‎ (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 577-8
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