Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъmetьje

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

By surface analysis, *sъmetь +‎ *-ьje.

Noun

*sъmetьje n

1. (collective) rubbish

Inflection

Declension of *sъmetьje (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sъmetьje	*sъmetьji	*sъmetьja
genitive	*sъmetьja	*sъmetьju	*sъmetьjь
dative	*sъmetьju	*sъmetьjema	*sъmetьjemъ
accusative	*sъmetьje	*sъmetьji	*sъmetьja
instrumental	*sъmetьjьmь, *sъmetьjemь*	*sъmetьjema	*sъmetьji
locative	*sъmetьji	*sъmetьju	*sъmetьjixъ
vocative	*sъmetьje	*sъmetьji	*sъmetьja

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old Ruthenian: сметьє (smetʹje)
    • Belarusian: сме́цце (smjéccje, collective), сьме́цьце (sʹmjécʹcje) (Taraškievica), смяццё (smjaccjó) (regional), сьмяцьцё (sʹmjacʹcjó) (Taraškievica)
    • Ukrainian: сміття́ (smittjá, collective)
  • Russian: сме́тье (smétʹje, collective) (rare)
• South Slavic:
  • Slovene: smetjè (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: smetie
    • Czech: smetí
  • Polish: śmiecie
  • Slovak: smeť
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: smjeće

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сме́тье”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress