урод

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫrodъ, ancient deverbative of *roditi with nominal negative prefix *ǫ-, zero grade of *ne, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-. Reborrowed from Russian уро́д (uród).(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈurot]

Noun

у́род • (úrod)

1. Alternative form of ю́род (júrod)

   Synonym: и́зрод (ízrod)

Usage notes

Inherited form ю́род (júrod) is used predominantly in poetic or ecclesiastical context. Russian loanword у́род (úrod) is used in standard (everyday) speech.

Declension

Declension of у́род

	singular	plural
indefinite	у́род úrod	у́роди úrodi
definite (subject form)	у́родът úrodǎt	у́родите úrodite
definite (object form)	у́рода úroda
vocative form	у́роде úrode	у́роди úrodi

References

• “урод”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “урод”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic уродъ (urodŭ, “feebleminded, witless, foolish”), from Proto-Slavic *ǫrodъ, ancient deverbative of *roditi with nominal negative prefix *ǫ-, zero grade of *ne, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊˈrot]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ot

Noun

уро́д • (uród) m anim (genitive уро́да, nominative plural уро́ды, genitive plural уро́дов, feminine уро́дка, diminutive уро́дец)

1. monster
2. ugly creature

Declension

Declension of уро́д (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	уро́д uród	уро́ды uródy
genitive	уро́да uróda	уро́дов uródov
dative	уро́ду uródu	уро́дам uródam
accusative	уро́да uróda	уро́дов uródov
instrumental	уро́дом uródom	уро́дами uródami
prepositional	уро́де uróde	уро́дах uródax

Derived terms

• уро́дливый (uródlivyj), уро́дский (uródskij)
• уро́довать (uródovatʹ)
• уро́дство (uródstvo)
• уро́дина (uródina)

Descendants

• → Armenian: ուռոդ (uṙod)
• → Estonian: urood

See also

• и́зверг m (ízverg)
• монстр m (monstr)
• чудо́вище m (čudóvišče)
• юро́дивый m (juródivyj)

References

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