śmiać
See also: śmiąc
Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *smьjàti (stem *směj-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *smejetei, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)méy-e-ti, from *(s)mey- (“to laugh, be glad”). Cognate to Latvian smieties and Sanskrit स्मयते (smáyate).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɕmjat͡ɕ/
Audio 1; “śmiać”: (file) Audio 2; “śmiać się”: (file) - Rhymes: -at͡ɕ
- Syllabification: śmiać
Verb
editśmiać impf
- (reflexive with się) to laugh (to show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth)
- (reflexive with się) to laugh (to make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of) [with z (+ genitive) ‘at someone or something’]
- (reflexive with się) to make light of, to slight [with z (+ genitive) ‘someone or something’]
- Synonym: lekceważyć
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Related terms
editadjective
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- śmieszyć impf
Further reading
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- Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Polish terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Polish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Polish 1-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/at͡ɕ
- Rhymes:Polish/at͡ɕ/1 syllable
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- pl:Laughter