smiech

See also: Smiech, smiéch, śmiech, and Śmiech

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *směxъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈsmi̯ɛːx/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈsmiːx/

Noun

smiech m inan

  1. laughter
    z smiechu ― for a laughter
    býti v smiechu ― to be an object of ridicule
    držěti na smiechu ― to make fun of

Declension
Declension of smiech (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative smiech smiechy smieši, smiechové
genitive smiecha, smiechu smiechú smiechóv
dative smiechu smiechoma smiechóm
accusative smiech smiechy smiechy
vocative smieše smiechy smieši, smiechové
locative smiešě, smiechu smiechú smiešiech
instrumental smiechem smiechoma smiechy
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants
  • Czech: smích

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

smiech m (Cyrillic spelling смиецх)

  1. Obsolete spelling of smijeh

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *směxъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsmi̯ɛx/

Noun

smiech m inan (genitive singular smiechu, nominative plural smiechov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. laughter

Declension
Declension of smiech
singular plural
nominative smiech smiechy
genitive smiechu smiechov
dative smiechu smiechom
accusative smiech smiechy
locative smiechu smiechoch
instrumental smiechom smiechmi

Derived terms
  • smiešik, smiešok

Further reading
  • “smiech”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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