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.

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