subrideo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sub- (below, under) +‎ rīdeō (laugh).

Pronunciation

Verb

subrīdeō (present infinitive subrīdēre, perfect active subrīsī, supine subrīsum); second conjugation

  1. to smile
    Synonym: rīdeō
    Antonym: fleō

Conjugation

Descendants

Reflexes of an assumed variant *subrīdĕre:

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Corsican: surride
    • Italian: sorridere
    • Sicilian: surrìdiri
  • North Italian:
    • Friulian: soridi
    • Romansch: surrir
    • Venetan: sorìder
  • Gallo-Romance:

Reflexes of an assumed variant *subrīdīre:

References

  • subrideo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers