смуглый

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *smǫglъ, the past participle of *smǫgnǫti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsmuɡɫɨj]
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Adjective

сму́глый • (smúglyj) (comparative (по)смугле́е or (по)смугле́й, abstract noun сму́глость, diminutive сму́гленький)

  1. dark, dark-skinned, swarthy (of complexion or skin colour/color)

Declension

Derived terms

  • смугле́ть impf (smuglétʹ)
  • смуглова́тый (smuglovátyj), смуглова́тость f (smuglovátostʹ)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смуглый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (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 [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (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 [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  • Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “смуглый”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN, page 387

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