smalsus

Lithuanian

Etymology

From smals-, an abstracted o-grade from smìlti (“to desire or relish something after tasting it”), a verbal formation of smilùs (“greedy, curious, eager”).^[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

smalsùs m

curious, inquisitive
greedy for

Declension

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References

^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “smìlti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 577-8

[1] Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “smìlti”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 577-8

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