нашмеяц

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak nasmiať, *nasmejať. Cognate with Slovak nasmiať. By surface analysis, на- (na-) +‎ шмеяц (šmejac).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [naʃˈmɛjat͡s]
  • Rhymes: -ɛjat͡s
  • Hyphenation: на‧шме‧яц

Verb

нашмеяц (našmejacpf (imperfective нашмейовац or шмеяц)

  1. (transitive) to make laugh
    нашмеяц госцох зоз свою приповедку
    našmejac hoscox zoz svoju pripovedku
    to make the guests laugh with one's story
  2. (reflexive with ше (še)) to smile
    Synonym: ошмихнуц (ošmixnuc)
  3. (reflexive with ше (še)) to laugh [with з (z) or зоз (zoz, + genitive) ‘at someone’]
  4. (reflexive with ше (še)) to start to laugh
    Synonym: зашмеяц (zašmejac)

Usage notes

  • нашмейовац (našmejovac), while it exists as the natural imperfective form, is nearly completely unused in modern writings.

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