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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Ruthenian смѣти (směti, to dare, to be allowed), from Old East Slavic съмѣти (sŭměti, to dare, to be allowed), from Proto-Slavic *sъměti. Cognate with Bulgarian сме́я (sméja), Old Church Slavonic съмѣти (sŭměti), Slovene smeti, Slovak smieť, Czech smět.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲmʲite]
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Verb edit

смі́ти (smítyimpf (perfective посмі́ти) (intransitive)

  1. to dare

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