श्मश्रु
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *smoḱru- (“beard”). Cognate with Albanian mjekër (“beard”), Old Armenian մօրուք (mōrukʻ, “beard”), Lithuanian smãkras (“chin”), Hittite 𒍝𒈠𒀭𒆳 (za-ma-an-kur /tsmá(n)gur/, “beard”), Irish smech (“chin”). The assimilation of Sanskrit *s to *ś (thus giving श्मश्रु (śmaśru) instead of स्मश्रु (smaśru)) is regular in the presence of another *ś as is also observed in शश (śaśa, “hare”) and श्वशुर (śvaśura, “father-in-law”).
Pronunciation
Noun
श्मश्रु • (śmáśru) n
Declension
| Neuter u-stem declension of श्मश्रु | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | श्मश्रु (śmaśru) | ||
| Gen. sg. | श्मश्रुनः (śmaśrunaḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | श्मश्रु (śmaśru) | श्मश्रुनी (śmaśrunī) | श्मश्रूनि (śmaśrūni) |
| Vocative | श्मश्रु (śmaśru) | श्मश्रुनी (śmaśrunī) | श्मश्रूनि (śmaśrūni) |
| Accusative | श्मश्रु (śmaśru) | श्मश्रुनी (śmaśrunī) | श्मश्रूनि (śmaśrūni) |
| Instrumental | श्मश्रुना (śmaśrunā) | श्मश्रुभ्याम् (śmaśrubhyām) | श्मश्रुभिः (śmaśrubhiḥ) |
| Dative | श्मश्रुने (śmaśrune) | श्मश्रुभ्याम् (śmaśrubhyām) | श्मश्रुभ्यः (śmaśrubhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | श्मश्रुनः (śmaśrunaḥ) | श्मश्रुभ्याम् (śmaśrubhyām) | श्मश्रुभ्यः (śmaśrubhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | श्मश्रुनः (śmaśrunaḥ) | श्मश्रुनोः (śmaśrunoḥ) | श्मश्रूनाम् (śmaśrūnām) |
| Locative | श्मश्रुनि (śmaśruni) | श्मश्रुनोः (śmaśrunoḥ) | श्मश्रुषु (śmaśruṣu) |