люд

See also: луд

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľudъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲut]
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Noun

люд • (ljudm inan (genitive лю́да, uncountable) (collective noun, no plural)

  1. people, folk
    ме́лкий городско́й людmélkij gorodskój ljudthe petty townfolk
    крестья́нский людkrestʹjánskij ljudpeasant folk, country folk

Usage notes

The word , which is a collective noun, is a separate word from люди.

Declension

Derived terms

References

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ľudъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lʲud]
  • Rhymes: -ud
  • Hyphenation: люд

Noun

люд • (ljudm inan (genitive лю́ду, uncountable) (collective noun, no plural)

  1. (literary) people, folk

Usage notes

The word люд, which is a collective noun, is a separate word from лю́ди (ljúdy, people, plural noun).

Declension

Declension of люд
(inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
singular
nominative люд
ljud
genitive лю́ду
ljúdu
dative лю́дові, лю́ду
ljúdovi, ljúdu
accusative люд
ljud
instrumental лю́дом
ljúdom
locative лю́ду, лю́ді
ljúdu, ljúdi
vocative лю́де
ljúde

Derived terms

See also

References