смута

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Russian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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