смерць

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic съмьрть (sŭmĭrtĭ), from Proto-Slavic *sъmьrtь. Cognate with Russian and Ukrainian смерть (smertʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ert͡sʲ
  • Hyphenation: смерць

Noun

смерць (smjercʹf inan (genitive сме́рці, nominative plural сме́рці, genitive plural смярце́й or сме́рцяў)

  1. death (cessation of life)
    Coordinate term: жыццё (žyccjó)
  2. (colloquial) death penalty
    Synonym: сме́ртная ка́ра (smjértnaja kára)
  3. (figuratively) destruction, end

Declension

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Descendants

  • Lithuanian: smertis

References

  • смерць”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • смерць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org