mirosi

Romanian

Etymology

From Slavic *mirosati or directly from Greek μυρώνω (myróno). Compare Megleno-Romanian miruses.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.roˈsi/

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• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: mi‧ro‧si

Verb

a mirosi (third-person singular present miroase, past participle mirosit) 4th conjugation

1. (transitive) to smell
2. (copulative) to smell (Followed by a or ca if descriptive)

   Tipul ăla miroase a mâncare de pisici.

   That guy smells like cat food.

   Miroase ca la spital aici.

   It smells like a hospital in here.

Usage notes

Unlike English smell, transitive mirosi only refers to the intentional, directed action of smelling; unintentional olfactory perception is denoted by the more general word simți.

Conjugation

    conjugation of mirosi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a mirosi
gerund			mirosind
past participle			mirosit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	miros	miroși	miroase	mirosim	mirosiți	miros miroase
	imperfect	miroseam	miroseai	mirosea	miroseam	miroseați	miroseau
	simple perfect	mirosii	mirosiși	mirosi	mirosirăm	mirosirăți	mirosiră
	pluperfect	mirosisem	mirosiseși	mirosise	mirosiserăm	mirosiserăți	mirosiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să miros	să miroși	să miroasă	să mirosim	să mirosiți	să miroasă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		miroase			mirosiți
	negative		nu mirosi			nu mirosiți

Derived terms

• miros
• mirositor

See also

• puți

References

• mirosi in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)