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Russian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
сму́та • (smúta) f inan (genitive сму́ты, nominative plural сму́ты, genitive plural смут)
- (historical) troubles, disturbance, revolt
- стрелецкая сму́та ― streleckaja smúta ― the revolt of the Streltsy
- (colloquial) discord
- се́ять сму́ту ― séjatʹ smútu ― sow/spread discord
- turmoil, anxiety, distress
- сму́та в душе́ ― smúta v dušé ― inner turmoil
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смута”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъmǫta.
Pronunciation
Noun
сму́та • (smúta) f inan (genitive сму́ти, nominative plural сму́ти, genitive plural смут)
- (colloquial) sadness, depression, distress, turmoil
- (dated) discord, contention, dissent
- (historical) revolt, unrest
Declension
Declension of сму́та (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
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