smer

See also: směr and s'mer

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• smjȇr (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Borrowed by Bogoslav Šulek from Czech směr.

Noun

smȇr m inan (Cyrillic spelling сме̑р)

1. direction, course

Declension

Declension of smer

	singular	plural
nominative	smȇr	smȅrovi
genitive	smera	smerova
dative	smeru	smerovima
accusative	smer	smerove
vocative	smeru	smerovi
locative	smeru	smerovima
instrumental	smerom	smerovima

Slovak

Etymology

Deverbal from *smieriť (“to head (somewhere)”), from Proto-Slavic *sъ- + *měriti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smer/, [ˈsmer]
• Rhymes: -er

Noun

smer m inan (relational adjective smerový)

1. direction (the intended line of movement toward a place or object)

   Synonym: kurz

   smer vetra ― wind direction

2. orientation, focus (the intended aim, focus, or trajectory of something developing)

   Synonyms: ráz, povaha, orientácia, kurz, prúd

   smer života ― life focus

3. trend, school (a set of principles, views, or style prevailing at a certain time)

   Synonyms: sloh, štýl

   filozofický smer ― philosophical school

Declension

Declension of smer
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	smer	smery
genitive	smeru	smerov
dative	smeru	smerom
accusative	smer	smery
locative	smere	smeroch
instrumental	smerom	smermi

Derived terms

• Smer
• smerodajný
• smerom do
• smerom k
• smerom na
• smerom od
• smerovací
• smerovanie
• smerovať

Further reading

• “smer”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sméːr/

Noun

smẹ̑r f

1. direction (indication of the point toward which an object is moving)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, i-stem, long mixed accent
nom. sing.	smér
gen. sing.	smerí
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	smér	smerí	smerí
genitive (rodȋlnik)	smerí	smerí	smerí
dative (dajȃlnik)	sméri	smeréma	smerém
accusative (tožȋlnik)	smér	smerí	smerí
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	sméri	smeréh	smeréh
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	smerjó	smeréma	smermí