сором

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Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic соромъ (soromŭ), from Proto-Slavic *sormъ. Doublet of срам (sram), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

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Noun

соро́м (sorómm inan (genitive соро́ма, uncountable)

  1. (regional or dated) shame, disgrace
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References

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

Etymology 2

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Noun

со́ромъ (sóromm inan

  1. instrumental singular of сор (sor)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic соромъ (soromŭ), from Proto-Slavic *sormъ. Doublet of срам (sram), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

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Noun

со́ром (sóromm inan (genitive со́рому, uncountable)

  1. shame
  2. disgrace

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