smerd

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian смерд (smerd).

Noun

smerd (plural smerds or smerdy)

  1. (historical) A member of a class of peasants in medieval Rus', perhaps initially freemen but later gradually reduced to a lower status.

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Polish

Alternative forms

  • smard, smerda
  • smurd (less common)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish smard, from Proto-Slavic *smъrdъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɛrt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrt
  • Syllabification: smerd

Noun

smerd m pers

  1. (historical) smerd (free peasant and later a feudal-dependent serf in the medieval Slavic states of East Europe)

Declension

Declension of smerd
singular plural
nominative smerd smerdowie/smerdzi/smerdy (deprecative)
genitive smerda smerdów
dative smerdowi smerdom
accusative smerda smerdów
instrumental smerdem smerdami
locative smerdzie smerdach
vocative smerdzie smerdowie/smerdzi
adjectives
  • smardowski
nouns
  • smardowstwo

Further reading

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