смерд
Russian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
смерд • (smerd) m anim (genitive сме́рда, nominative plural сме́рды, genitive plural сме́рдов)
- (historical) a low-class peasant, smerd
- (derogatory) peasant; serf; slave
Declension edit
Declension of смерд (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)