смирить

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic съмѣрити (sŭměriti, mitigate). After regular assimilation ѣи́ > ии́ reanalysed as a derivative мири́ть (mirítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [smʲɪˈrʲitʲ]

Verb

смири́ть • (smirítʹ) pf (imperfective смиря́ть)

  1. to humble, to tame
  2. to suppress, to restrain (an emotion)

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смиренный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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