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Etymology

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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).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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смерд (smerdm anim (genitive сме́рда, nominative plural сме́рды, genitive plural сме́рдов)

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

Declension

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