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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъkromьnъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *sъkromъ (“restricted, bounded”) + *-ьnъ.
Adjective
*sъkromьnъ
- modest, humble
Inflection
Indefinite declension of *sъkromьnъ (hard)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | **sъkromьnъ | **sъkromьna | **sъkromьno |
Accusative | **sъkromьnъ | **sъkromьnǫ | **sъkromьno |
Genitive | **sъkromьna | **sъkromьny | **sъkromьna |
Locative | **sъkromьně | **sъkromьně | **sъkromьně |
Dative | **sъkromьnu | **sъkromьně | **sъkromьnu |
Instrumental | **sъkromьnomь | **sъkromьnojǫ | **sъkromьnomь |
Vocative | **sъkromьne | **sъkromьno | **sъkromьno |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | **sъkromьna | **sъkromьně | **sъkromьně |
Accusative | **sъkromьna | **sъkromьně | **sъkromьně |
Genitive | **sъkromьnu | **sъkromьnu | **sъkromьnu |
Locative | **sъkromьnu | **sъkromьnu | **sъkromьnu |
Dative | **sъkromьnoma | **sъkromьnama | **sъkromьnoma |
Instrumental | **sъkromьnoma | **sъkromьnama | **sъkromьnoma |
Vocative | **sъkromьna | **sъkromьně | **sъkromьně |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | **sъkromьni | **sъkromьny | **sъkromьna |
Accusative | **sъkromьny | **sъkromьny | **sъkromьna |
Genitive | **sъkromьnъ | **sъkromьnъ | **sъkromьnъ |
Locative | **sъkromьněxъ | **sъkromьnaxъ | **sъkromьněxъ |
Dative | **sъkromьnomъ | **sъkromьnamъ | **sъkromьnomъ |
Instrumental | **sъkromьny | **sъkromьnami | **sъkromьny |
Vocative | **sъkromьni | **sъkromьny | **sъkromьna |
Definite declension of *sъkromьnъ (hard)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | **sъkromьnъjь | **sъkromьnaja | **sъkromьnoje |
Accusative | **sъkromьnъjь | **sъkromьnǫjǫ | **sъkromьnoje |
Genitive | **sъkromьnajego | **sъkromьnyję | **sъkromьnajego |
Locative | **sъkromьnějemь | **sъkromьněji | **sъkromьnějemь |
Dative | **sъkromьnujemu | **sъkromьněji | **sъkromьnujemu |
Instrumental | **sъkromьnyjimi | **sъkromьnǫjǫ | **sъkromьnyjimi |
Vocative | **sъkromьnъjь | **sъkromьnaja | **sъkromьnoje |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | **sъkromьnaja | **sъkromьněji | **sъkromьněji |
Accusative | **sъkromьnaja | **sъkromьněji | **sъkromьněji |
Genitive | **sъkromьnuju | **sъkromьnuju | **sъkromьnuju |
Locative | **sъkromьnuju | **sъkromьnuju | **sъkromьnuju |
Dative | **sъkromьnyjima | **sъkromьnyjima | **sъkromьnyjima |
Instrumental | **sъkromьnyjima | **sъkromьnyjima | **sъkromьnyjima |
Vocative | **sъkromьnaja | **sъkromьněji | **sъkromьněji |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | **sъkromьniji | **sъkromьnyję | **sъkromьnaja |
Accusative | **sъkromьnyję | **sъkromьnyję | **sъkromьnaja |
Genitive | **sъkromьnъjixъ | **sъkromьnъjixъ | **sъkromьnъjixъ |
Locative | **sъkromьnyjixъ | **sъkromьnyjixъ | **sъkromьnyjixъ |
Dative | **sъkromьnyjimъ | **sъkromьnyjimъ | **sъkromьnyjimъ |
Instrumental | **sъkromьnyjimi | **sъkromьnyjimi | **sъkromьnyjimi |
Vocative | **sъkromьniji | **sъkromьnyję | **sъkromьnaja |
Derived terms
- *sъkromьnostь (“modesty”)
- *sъkromьnikъ m, *sъkromьnica f (“humble person”)
Related terms
- *kroma (“edge, boundary”)
Descendants
- West Slavic:
- Czech: skromný
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: скро̏ман
- Latin: skrȍman
- → Slovene: skrómən (tonal orthography)
- Polish: skromny
- → Russian: скро́мный (skrómnyj)
- → Bulgarian: скро́мен (skrómen)
- → Belarusian: скро́мны (skrómny)
- → Macedonian: скромен (skromen)
- → Ukrainian: скро́мний (skrómnyj)
- → Russian: скро́мный (skrómnyj)
- Czech: skromný
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “скромный”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Račeva M., Todorov T., editor (2002), “скромен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 802