сволочь

Russian

Etymology 1

с- (s-) +‎ воло́чь (volóčʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [svɐˈɫot͡ɕ]

Verb

своло́чь • (svolóčʹpf (imperfective свола́кивать)

  1. to drag, to trail
  2. to draw
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvoɫət͡ɕ]

Noun

сво́лочь • (svóločʹf anim (genitive сво́лочи, nominative plural сво́лочи, genitive plural сволоче́й, relational adjective сволочно́й)

  1. (derogatory, collective) riffraff, rabble
  2. asshole, scoundrel, drag
Declension
Derived terms

Further reading

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