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. 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”)

Related terms

• *kroma (“edge, boundary”)

Descendants

• West Slavic:
  • Czech: skromný
    • → Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: скро̏ман

    Latin script: skrȍman

    • → Slovene: skrómən (tonal orthography)
  • Polish: skromny
    • → Russian: скро́мный (skrómnyj)
      • → Bulgarian: скро́мен (skrómen)
      • → Belarusian: скро́мны (skrómny)
      • → Macedonian: скромен (skromen)
      • → Ukrainian: скро́мний (skrómnyj)

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), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 802