smilus
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Lithuanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]smilùs m
Declension
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References
[edit]- ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “smilùs”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch[1], volumes I–II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
- ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “smìlti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[2] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 577-8