smaids
Latgalian
[edit]Noun
[edit]smaids m
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the same stem as the verb smaidīt (“to smile”) (q.v.), made into a first declension masculine noun (ending -s).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]smaids m (1st declension)
- smile (facial expression, in which the ends of one's mouth are raised and the front teeth are shown, used to indicate happiness, cheerfulness, satisfaction, kindness, or pleasure)
- sirsnīgs smaids ― sincere, warm smile
- labvēlīgs smaids ― benevolent smile
- saulains smaids ― sunny smile
- savilkt lūpas smaidā ― to pull one's lips into a smile
- izspiest smaidu ― to squeeze out a smile (to force oneself to smile)
- tavs smaids tik skaists un nemirstošs ― your smile, so beautiful and immortal
- šim jaunajam bija labs smaids: silts un kautrīgs ― this young one had a good smile: warm and shy
Declension
[edit]Declension of smaids (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | smaids | smaidi |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | smaida | smaidu |
| dative (datīvs) | smaidam | smaidiem |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | smaidu | smaidus |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | smaidu | smaidiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | smaidā | smaidos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | smaid | smaidi |
Derived terms
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “smaidīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN