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smaids

Latgalian edit

Noun edit

smaids m

  1. smile

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]

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Noun edit

smaids m (1st declension)

  1. 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
accusative (akuzatīvs) smaidu smaidus
genitive (ģenitīvs) smaida smaidu
dative (datīvs) smaidam smaidiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) smaidu smaidiem
locative (lokatīvs) smaidā smaidos
vocative (vokatīvs) smaid smaidi

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References edit

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “smaidīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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