Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъkromьnъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From *sъkromъ (“restricted, bounded”) + *-ьnъ. More at *kroma.
Adjective
*sъkromьnъ
Inflection
| 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 |
| 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”)
Related terms
- *kroma (“edge, boundary”)
Descendants
- West Slavic:
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