смута

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъmǫta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsmutə]

Noun

сму́та • (smútaf inan (genitive сму́ты, nominative plural сму́ты, genitive plural смут)

  1. (historical) troubles, disturbance, revolt
    стрелецкая сму́таstreleckaja smútathe revolt of the Streltsy
  2. (colloquial) discord
    се́ять сму́туséjatʹ smútusow/spread discord
  3. turmoil, anxiety, distress
    сму́та в душе́smúta v dušéinner turmoil

Declension

References

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

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъmǫta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsmutɐ]

Noun

сму́та • (smútaf inan (genitive сму́ти, nominative plural сму́ти, genitive plural смут)

  1. (colloquial) sadness, depression, distress, turmoil
  2. (dated) discord, contention, dissent
  3. (historical) revolt, unrest

Declension

Declension of сму́та
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative сму́та
smúta
сму́ти
smúty
genitive сму́ти
smúty
смут
smut
dative сму́ті
smúti
сму́там
smútam
accusative сму́ту
smútu
сму́ти
smúty
instrumental сму́тою
smútoju
сму́тами
smútamy
locative сму́ті
smúti
сму́тах
smútax
vocative сму́то
smúto
сму́ти
smúty

Derived terms

Further reading