скорбь

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic скърбь (skŭrbĭ), from Proto-Slavic *skъrbь. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic скръбь (skrŭbĭ), Bulgarian скръб (skrǎb), Serbo-Croatian скрб (care).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [skorpʲ]
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Noun

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скорбь (skorbʹf inan (genitive ско́рби, nominative plural ско́рби, genitive plural скорбе́й)

  1. sorrow, grief
    • 1790, Александр Радищев, “София”, in Путешествие из Петербурга в Москву; English translation from Leo Wiener, transl., A Journey From St. Petersburg to Moscow, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1958:
      Кто знает голоса русских народных песен, тот признается, что есть в них нечто, скорбь душевную означающее.
      Kto znajet golosa russkix narodnyx pesen, tot priznajetsja, što jestʹ v nix nečto, skorbʹ duševnuju označajuščeje.
      He who knows the melodies of Russian folk songs must admit that there is something in them which suggests spiritual sorrow.

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