smetana

See also: Smetana

English

Vegetable salad with smetana

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian смета́на (smetána).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmɛ.tə.nə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

smetana (uncountable)

1. A form of soured cream or crème fraîche from Central and Eastern Europe.

Related terms

• smetannik

Translations

type of soured cream

• Armenian: թթվասեր (hy) (tʻtʻvaser)
• Bashkir: ҡаймаҡ (qaymaq)
• Belarusian: смята́на f (smjatána)
• Bulgarian: смета́на (bg) f (smetána)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斯美塔那 (sīměitǎnà)

• Czech: zakysaná smetana f
• Danish: smetana
• Estonian: hapukoor (et)
• Finnish: smetana (fi), vuolukerma (fi)
• Gagauz: kaymak
• Georgian: სმეტანა (smeṭana)
• German: Schmand (de) m, Schmant (de) m, Milchrahm m
• Hungarian: tejföl (hu), tejfel (hu)
• Ingrian: koore
• Italian: smetana f
• Japanese: スメタナ (sumetana)
• Komi:

  Komi-Permyak: нӧк (nök), йӧввыв (jövvyv)

  Komi-Zyrian: нӧк (nök)

• Korean: 스메타나 (seumetana)
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: ӱмбал (ümbal)

  Western Mari: нӹргӓ (nÿrgä)

• Norwegian: smetana
• Polish: śmietana (pl) f
• Portuguese: smetana (pt) f
• Romanian: smântână (ro) f
• Russian: смета́на (ru) f (smetána)
• Slovak: kyslá smotana f
• Slovene: kisla smetana f
• Spanish: smetana f
• Swedish: smetana (sv)
• Tuvan: сүт хоюу (süt xoyuu)
• Udmurt: йӧлвыл (jölvyl), нӧкы (nöky)
• Ukrainian: смета́на (uk) f (smetána)
• Uzbek: smetana (uz)
• Veps: kandatez
• Yiddish: סמעטענע f (smetene)

Anagrams

• Amantes, Amentas, Eastman, Eatmans, namaste

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech smetana, from Proto-Slavic *sъmetana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsmɛtana]

• Audio:

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Noun

smetana f (relational adjective smetanový)

1. cream (the dairy product)

Declension

Declension of smetana (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	smetana	smetany
genitive	smetany	smetan
dative	smetaně	smetanám
accusative	smetanu	smetany
vocative	smetano	smetany
locative	smetaně	smetanách
instrumental	smetanou	smetanami

Derived terms

• smetánka f

Descendants

• → German: Schmetten

See also

• šlehačka f

Further reading

• “smetana”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “smetana”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian смета́на (smetána).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmetɑnɑ/, [ˈs̠me̞t̪ɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -etɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sme‧ta‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): sme‧ta‧na

Noun

smetana

1. smetana

   Synonym: vuolukerma

Declension

Inflection of smetana (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		smetana	smetanat
genitive		smetanan	smetanoiden smetanoitten smetanojen
partitive		smetanaa	smetanoita smetanoja
illative		smetanaan	smetanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		smetana	smetanat
accusative	nom.	smetana	smetanat
	gen.	smetanan
genitive		smetanan	smetanoiden smetanoitten smetanojen smetanain rare
partitive		smetanaa	smetanoita smetanoja
inessive		smetanassa	smetanoissa
elative		smetanasta	smetanoista
illative		smetanaan	smetanoihin
adessive		smetanalla	smetanoilla
ablative		smetanalta	smetanoilta
allative		smetanalle	smetanoille
essive		smetanana	smetanoina
translative		smetanaksi	smetanoiksi
abessive		smetanatta	smetanoitta
instructive		—	smetanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of smetana (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative smetanani smetanani accusative nom. smetanani smetanani gen. smetanani genitive smetanani smetanoideni smetanoitteni smetanojeni smetanaini rare partitive smetanaani smetanoitani smetanojani inessive smetanassani smetanoissani elative smetanastani smetanoistani illative smetanaani smetanoihini adessive smetanallani smetanoillani ablative smetanaltani smetanoiltani allative smetanalleni smetanoilleni essive smetananani smetanoinani translative smetanakseni smetanoikseni abessive smetanattani smetanoittani instructive — — comitative — smetanoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative smetanasi smetanasi accusative nom. smetanasi smetanasi gen. smetanasi genitive smetanasi smetanoidesi smetanoittesi smetanojesi smetanaisi rare partitive smetanaasi smetanoitasi smetanojasi inessive smetanassasi smetanoissasi elative smetanastasi smetanoistasi illative smetanaasi smetanoihisi adessive smetanallasi smetanoillasi ablative smetanaltasi smetanoiltasi allative smetanallesi smetanoillesi essive smetananasi smetanoinasi translative smetanaksesi smetanoiksesi abessive smetanattasi smetanoittasi instructive — — comitative — smetanoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative smetanamme smetanamme accusative nom. smetanamme smetanamme gen. smetanamme genitive smetanamme smetanoidemme smetanoittemme smetanojemme smetanaimme rare partitive smetanaamme smetanoitamme smetanojamme inessive smetanassamme smetanoissamme elative smetanastamme smetanoistamme illative smetanaamme smetanoihimme adessive smetanallamme smetanoillamme ablative smetanaltamme smetanoiltamme allative smetanallemme smetanoillemme essive smetananamme smetanoinamme translative smetanaksemme smetanoiksemme abessive smetanattamme smetanoittamme instructive — — comitative — smetanoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative smetananne smetananne accusative nom. smetananne smetananne gen. smetananne genitive smetananne smetanoidenne smetanoittenne smetanojenne smetanainne rare partitive smetanaanne smetanoitanne smetanojanne inessive smetanassanne smetanoissanne elative smetanastanne smetanoistanne illative smetanaanne smetanoihinne adessive smetanallanne smetanoillanne ablative smetanaltanne smetanoiltanne allative smetanallenne smetanoillenne essive smetanananne smetanoinanne translative smetanaksenne smetanoiksenne abessive smetanattanne smetanoittanne instructive — — comitative — smetanoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative smetanansa smetanansa accusative nom. smetanansa smetanansa gen. smetanansa genitive smetanansa smetanoidensa smetanoittensa smetanojensa smetanainsa rare partitive smetanaansa smetanoitaan smetanojaan smetanoitansa smetanojansa inessive smetanassaan smetanassansa smetanoissaan smetanoissansa elative smetanastaan smetanastansa smetanoistaan smetanoistansa illative smetanaansa smetanoihinsa adessive smetanallaan smetanallansa smetanoillaan smetanoillansa ablative smetanaltaan smetanaltansa smetanoiltaan smetanoiltansa allative smetanalleen smetanallensa smetanoilleen smetanoillensa essive smetananaan smetananansa smetanoinaan smetanoinansa translative smetanakseen smetanaksensa smetanoikseen smetanoiksensa abessive smetanattaan smetanattansa smetanoittaan smetanoittansa instructive — — comitative — smetanoineen smetanoinensa

Further reading

• “smetana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• samaten

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

smetana (Cyrillic spelling сметана)

1. inflection of smetati:
   1. feminine singular passive past participle
   2. neuter plural passive past participle

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъmetana. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smèːtana/

Noun

smẹ́tana f

1. cream (oily part of milk)

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, a-stem
nominative	smétana
genitive	smétane
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	smétana
genitive (rodȋlnik)	smétane
dative (dajȃlnik)	smétani
accusative (tožȋlnik)	smétano
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	smétani
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	smétano

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “сметана”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• “smetana”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026