смерд

Russian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic смръдъ (smrŭdŭ, “someone who stinks”) or Old East Slavic смьрдъ (smĭrdŭ), related to смерде́ть (smerdétʹ, “to stink”). Cognates include Ukrainian смерд (smerd), Belarusian смерд (smjerd) or Belarusian смердзь (smjerdzʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [smʲert]

Noun

смерд • (smerd) m anim (genitive сме́рда, nominative plural сме́рды, genitive plural сме́рдов)

  1. (historical) a low-class peasant, smerd
  2. (pejorative) peasant; serf; slave

Declension

Declension of смерд (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative сме́рд
smérd		 сме́рды
smérdy
genitive сме́рда
smérda		 сме́рдов
smérdov
dative сме́рду
smérdu		 сме́рдам
smérdam
accusative сме́рда
smérda		 сме́рдов
smérdov
instrumental сме́рдом
smérdom		 сме́рдами
smérdami
prepositional сме́рде
smérde		 сме́рдах
smérdax
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