sonrisa

Asturian

Alternative forms

• sorrisa

Etymology

From Latin subrisa, feminine of subrīsus, past participle of subrīdeō (“I smile”).

Noun

sonrisa f (plural sonrises)

1. smile

Related terms

• sonrir

Spanish

Una mujer sonriente
A smiling woman

Etymology

Inherited from Latin subrīsa, feminine of subrīsus, perfect passive participle of subrīdeō (“to smile”). According to Coromines and Pascual, first attested in the early 17th century. Displaced Latin subrīsus, subrīsūs, which would have yielded sonriso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sonˈrisa/ [sõnˈri.sa]

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• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: son‧ri‧sa

Noun

sonrisa f (plural sonrisas)

1. smile

Related terms

• reír (“to laugh”)
  • risa (“laugh, laughter”)
  • sonreír (“to smile”)
  • sonriente (“smiling”)

 

Further reading

• “sonrisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “reír”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 858