смерд
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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic смръдъ (smrŭdŭ, “someone who stinks”), related to смерде́ть (smerdétʹ, “to stink”). Cognates include Ukrainian смерд (smerd), Belarusian смерд (smjerd) or Belarusian смердзь (smjerdzʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
смерд • (smerd) m anim (genitive сме́рда, nominative plural сме́рды, genitive plural сме́рдов)
- (historical) a low-class peasant, smerd
- (derogatory) peasant; serf; slave
Declension
Declension of смерд (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)