smântână

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съметана (sŭmetana), from Proto-Slavic *sъmetana; possibly an early borrowing to explain for the vowel sound change before nasals. The "n" can be explained by the influence of *sъmęsti. Compare Bulgarian сметана (smetana), Russian сметана (smetana).

Pronunciation

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Noun

smântână f (uncountable)

1. sour cream (dairy product)

Declension

declension of smântână (singular only)

	singular
f gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) smântână	smântâna
genitive/dative	(unei) smântâni	smântânii
vocative	smântână, smântâno