Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmetana
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmetana. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmetana, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmetana in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmetana you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmetana will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmetana, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
 |
This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology 1
From *sъmetana (Etymology 2).
Forms with nasal infix (e.g. borrowed Romanian smântână) are probably due to confusion with *sъmęsti (“to commingle”).
Noun
- smetana (whipped cream)
Inflection
Declension of *sъmetana (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *sъmetana | *sъmetaně | *sъmetany |
| genitive | *sъmetany | *sъmetanu | *sъmetanъ |
| dative | *sъmetaně | *sъmetanama | *sъmetanamъ |
| accusative | *sъmetanǫ | *sъmetaně | *sъmetany |
| instrumental | *sъmetanojǫ, *sъmetanǫ** | *sъmetanama | *sъmetanami |
| locative | *sъmetaně | *sъmetanu | *sъmetanasъ, *sъmetanaxъ* |
| vocative | *sъmetano | *sъmetaně | *sъmetany |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: смета́на (smetána)
- Serbo-Croatian: (dialectal)
- Slovene: smẹ́tana (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic
References
- ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “śmietana”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 618
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “smetana”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
Furher reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смета́на”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “сметана”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “смятана”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
*sъmetana