smiech

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See also: Smiech, smiéch, śmiech, and Śmiech

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *směxъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsmi̯ɛːx/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈsmiːx/

Noun

smiech m inan

  1. laughter
    z smiechu ― for a laughter
    býti v smiechu ― to be an object of ridicule
    držěti na smiechu ― to make fun of

Declension

Declension of smiech (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative smiech smiechy smieši, smiechové
genitive smiecha, smiechu smiechú smiechóv
dative smiechu smiechoma smiechóm
accusative smiech smiechy smiechy
vocative smieše smiechy smieši, smiechové
locative smiešě, smiechu smiechú smiešiech
instrumental smiechem smiechoma smiechy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: smích

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

smiech m animacy unspecified (Cyrillic spelling смиецх)

  1. obsolete spelling of smijeh

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *směxъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

smiech m inan (diminutive smiešik or smiešok)

  1. laughter

Declension

Declension of smiech
(pattern dub)
singularplural
nominativesmiechsmiechy
genitivesmiechusmiechov
dativesmiechusmiechom
accusativesmiechsmiechy
locativesmiechusmiechoch
instrumentalsmiechomsmiechmi

Further reading

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