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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmetana
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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
Related to *metati.
Inflection
Declension of *sъmetana (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *sъmetana | *sъmetaně | *sъmetany |
| Accusative | *sъmetanǫ | *sъmetaně | *sъmetany |
| Genitive | *sъmetany | *sъmetanu | *sъmetanъ |
| Locative | *sъmetaně | *sъmetanu | *sъmetanasъ, *sъmetanaxъ* |
| Dative | *sъmetaně | *sъmetanama | *sъmetanamъ |
| Instrumental | *sъmetanojǫ, *sъmetanǫ** | *sъmetanama | *sъmetanami |
| 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:
- West Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “смета́на”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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