Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъkromьnъ

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

From *sъkromъ (restricted, bounded) +‎ *-ьnъ. More at *kroma.

Adjective

*sъkromьnъ

  1. (West Slavic) modest, humble

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *sъkromьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative **sъkromьnъ **sъkromьna **sъkromьno
genitive **sъkromьna **sъkromьny **sъkromьna
dative **sъkromьnu **sъkromьně **sъkromьnu
accusative **sъkromьnъ **sъkromьnǫ **sъkromьno
instrumental **sъkromьnomь **sъkromьnojǫ **sъkromьnomь
locative **sъkromьně **sъkromьně **sъkromьně
vocative **sъkromьne **sъkromьno **sъkromьno
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative **sъkromьna **sъkromьně **sъkromьně
genitive **sъkromьnu **sъkromьnu **sъkromьnu
dative **sъkromьnoma **sъkromьnama **sъkromьnoma
accusative **sъkromьna **sъkromьně **sъkromьně
instrumental **sъkromьnoma **sъkromьnama **sъkromьnoma
locative **sъkromьnu **sъkromьnu **sъkromьnu
vocative **sъkromьna **sъkromьně **sъkromьně
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative **sъkromьni **sъkromьny **sъkromьna
genitive **sъkromьnъ **sъkromьnъ **sъkromьnъ
dative **sъkromьnomъ **sъkromьnamъ **sъkromьnomъ
accusative **sъkromьny **sъkromьny **sъkromьna
instrumental **sъkromьny **sъkromьnami **sъkromьny
locative **sъkromьněxъ **sъkromьnaxъ **sъkromьněxъ
vocative **sъkromьni **sъkromьny **sъkromьna
Definite declension of *sъkromьnъ (hard)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative **sъkromьnъjь **sъkromьnaja **sъkromьnoje
genitive **sъkromьnajego **sъkromьnyję̇ **sъkromьnajego
dative **sъkromьnujemu **sъkromьněji **sъkromьnujemu
accusative **sъkromьnъjь **sъkromьnǫjǫ **sъkromьnoje
instrumental **sъkromьnyjimь **sъkromьnǫjǫ **sъkromьnyjimь
locative **sъkromьnějemь **sъkromьněji **sъkromьnějemь
vocative **sъkromьnъjь **sъkromьnaja **sъkromьnoje
dual masculine feminine neuter
nominative **sъkromьnaja **sъkromьněji **sъkromьněji
genitive **sъkromьnuju **sъkromьnuju **sъkromьnuju
dative **sъkromьnyjima **sъkromьnyjima **sъkromьnyjima
accusative **sъkromьnaja **sъkromьněji **sъkromьněji
instrumental **sъkromьnyjima **sъkromьnyjima **sъkromьnyjima
locative **sъkromьnuju **sъkromьnuju **sъkromьnuju
vocative **sъkromьnaja **sъkromьněji **sъkromьněji
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative **sъkromьniji **sъkromьnyję̇ **sъkromьnaja
genitive **sъkromьnъjixъ **sъkromьnъjixъ **sъkromьnъjixъ
dative **sъkromьnyjimъ **sъkromьnyjimъ **sъkromьnyjimъ
accusative **sъkromьnyję̇ **sъkromьnyję̇ **sъkromьnaja
instrumental **sъkromьnyjimi **sъkromьnyjimi **sъkromьnyjimi
locative **sъkromьnyjixъ **sъkromьnyjixъ **sъkromьnyjixъ
vocative **sъkromьniji **sъkromьnyję̇ **sъkromьnaja

Derived terms

  • *sъkromьnostь (modesty)
  • *sъkromьnikъ m, *sъkromьnica f (humble person)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “скромный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скромен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 802