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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smǫglъ, the past participle of *smǫgnǫti.
Pronunciation
Adjective
сму́глый • (smúglyj) (comparative (по)смугле́е or (по)смугле́й, abstract noun сму́глость, diminutive сму́гленький)
- dark, dark-skinned, swarthy (of complexion or skin colour/color)
1968, Вадим Кожевников (Vadim Kozhevnikov), Щит и меч, book 2:Води́ца, высо́кий, то́щий, как и Пташек, но, в противополо́жность ему́, жгу́чий брюне́т, сму́глый и черногла́зый, был ро́дом из Югославии.- Vodíca, vysókij, tóščij, kak i Ptašek, no, v protivopolóžnostʹ jemú, žgúčij brjunét, smúglyj i černoglázyj, byl ródom iz Jugoslavii.
- Vodica, tall and skinny like Ptashek, but, in contrast to him, with jet-black hair, swarthy and dark-eyed, was a native of Yugoslavia.
Declension
Declension of сму́глый (unknown short forms)
Derived terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смуглый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachev's comments: see also Gunnar Herne, Die slavischen Farbenbenennungen, Uppsala, 1954, 62ff.
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “смуглый”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 181
- Šanskij, N. M. (2004) “смуглый”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
- Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “смуглый”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 387
Further reading
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “смуга”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “смага”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смага”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смягнуть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смоголь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress