Skip to main content

смерд

/[smʲert]/
Russiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    a low-class peasant, smerd
  2. 2.
    derogatorypeasant; serf; slave

Etymology

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

Forms

  • smerdromanization
  • сме́рдаgenitive
Nominative
Singular
сме́рд
Plural
сме́рды
Genitive
Singular
сме́рда
Plural
сме́рдов
Dative
Singular
сме́рду
Plural
сме́рдам
Accusative
Singular
сме́рда
Plural
сме́рдов
Instrumental
Singular
сме́рдом
Plural
сме́рдами
Prepositional
Singular
сме́рде
Plural
сме́рдах

Nearby Russian words

Browse the Russian dictionary →