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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech smrt, from Proto-Slavic *sъmьrtь.
Pronunciation
Noun
smrt f
- death
- předčasná smrt ― premature death
- příčina smrti ― cause of death
- trest smrti ― death penalty
- výhrůžky smrtí ― death threats
- strach ze smrti ― fear of death
- náhlá smrt ― sudden death
Declension
Declension of smrt (mixed i-stem feminine)
Further reading
- “smrt”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “smrt”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “smrt”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъmьrtь.
Pronunciation
Noun
smrt f
- death
Declension
Descendants
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъmьrtь, from Pre-Slavic *su-mirtis (“natural death”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mirtís, from Proto-Indo-European *mértis.
Pronunciation
Noun
smȑt f (Cyrillic spelling смр̏т)
- death
Declension
Derived terms
See also
References
- “smrt”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sъmьrtь.
Pronunciation
Noun
smȓt f
- death
Inflection
Further reading
- “smrt”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024