шметанка

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak smetánka, from smetana + -ka, the former from Proto-Slavic *sъmetana. Unusually for a Slavic language, the non-diminutive form was not inherited, i.e. there does not exist *шметана (*šmetana). Cognates include Belarusian смята́нка (smjatánka), Carpathian Rusyn смета́нка (smetánka), Czech smetánka, Polish śmietanka and Slovak smotánka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃmɛˈtaŋka]
  • Rhymes: -aŋka
  • Hyphenation: шме‧тан‧ка

Noun

шметанка (šmetankaf

  1. cream, sweet cream (dairy product)
  2. sour cream

Declension

Declension of шметанка
singular plural
nominative шметанка (šmetanka)
genitive шметанки (šmetanki)
dative шметанки (šmetanki)
accusative шметанку (šmetanku)
instrumental шметанку (šmetanku)
locative шметанки (šmetanki)
vocative шметанко (šmetanko)

Derived terms

verbs
  • пошметанковац pf (pošmetankovac)

References