smilus

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Lithuanian

Etymology

From a family of Lithuanian words including smalsùs (“curious”) and smailùs (“lustful, given to savoring tasty foods”),[1] of unclear origin.[2] That said, note semantic similarities with Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey- (“to smile, be glad”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

smilùs m

  1. greedy
  2. eager

Declension

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References

  1. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “smilùs”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch‎, volumes I–II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
  2. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “smìlti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎ (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 577-8
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