smilus

Lithuanian

Etymology

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

smilùs m

greedy
eager

Declension

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References

^ 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 języka litewskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 577-8

[1] Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) “smilùs”, in Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch‎^[1], volumes I–II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

[2] Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “smìlti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 577-8

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