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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic смородъ (smorodŭ), Proto-Slavic *smordъ; cognate with Ukrainian смо́рід (smórid), Belarusian смо́рад (smórad). Doublet of смрад (smrad), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

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Noun

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смо́род (smórodm inan (genitive смо́рода, nominative plural смо́роды, genitive plural смо́родов)

  1. (obsolete) stink, stench

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смород”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress