sonrisa
Asturian edit
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Etymology edit
From Latin subrisa, feminine of subrīsus, past participle of subrīdeō (“I smile”).
Noun edit
sonrisa f (plural sonrises)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
sonrisa f (plural sonrisas)
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Further reading edit
- “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