# smetana
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian смета́на (smetána).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsmɛ.tə.nə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

smetana (uncountable)
* A form of soured cream or crème fraîche from Central and Eastern Europe.

#### Related terms

* smetannik

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Amantes, Amentas, Eastman, Eatmans, namaste

## Czech
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsmɛtana]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

smetana f (relational adjective smetanový)
* cream (the dairy product)

#### 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: /ˈsmetɑnɑ/, [ˈs̠me̞t̪ɑ̝nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -etɑnɑ
* Hyphenation: sme‧ta‧na

### Noun

smetana
* smetana
    Synonym: vuolukerma

#### Declension

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]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* samaten

## Serbo-Croatian
### Participle

smetana (Cyrillic spelling сметана)
* inflection of smetati:
** feminine singular passive past participle
** neuter plural passive past participle

## Slovene
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъmetana, cognate with Slovak smotana, Russian смета́на (smetána).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /smèːtana/

### Noun

smẹ́tana f
* cream (oily part of milk)

#### 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), 2014–2025