шмон
Russian
Alternative forms
- шмонт (šmont) – rare
Etymology
From Hebrew שְׁמוֹנֶה (shmonе, “eight”), referring to 8:00 a.m. when the cells were searched each morning in the Odessa prison prior to the communist revolution.
Gračov does not give an etymology.[1] Krysin claims a Yiddish origin, without quoting the Yiddish form.[2] Elistratov compares with dialectal шмон (šmon, “idler, loafer”), шмо́ны (šmóny, “idleness”), on the possible German–Yiddish origin of which see Vasmer.[3][4]
Has also been connected with slang ашмала́ш (ašmaláš, “feeling up during a search”), which is of Turkic origin.[5]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʂmon]
Noun
шмон • (šmon) m inan (genitive шмо́на, nominative plural шмо́ны, genitive plural шмо́нов)
- (criminal slang) frisk, shakedown, raid, body search, search (a sudden, unexpected checkup or raid, as a police check); frisker (person doing the frisking)
- a sharp, unpleasant smell
Declension
Declension of шмон (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | шмо́н šmón | шмо́ны šmóny |
genitive | шмо́на šmóna | шмо́нов šmónov |
dative | шмо́ну šmónu | шмо́нам šmónam |
accusative | шмо́н šmón | шмо́ны šmóny |
instrumental | шмо́ном šmónom | шмо́нами šmónami |
prepositional | шмо́не šmóne | шмо́нах šmónax |
Related terms
- шмо́нчик (šmónčik)
- шмо́нщик (šmónščik)
- шмо́нный (šmónnyj), шмона́льный (šmonálʹnyj)
- шмона́ть (šmonátʹ), ашмона́ть (ašmonátʹ), ошмона́ть (ošmonátʹ)
- шмона́ловка (šmonálovka)
- шмона́льная (šmonálʹnaja)
- шмона́льщик (šmonálʹščik), шмона́льщица (šmonálʹščica)
- шмона́рь (šmonárʹ)
References
- Gračóv, M. A. (2003), “шмон²”, in Slovarʹ tysjačeletnevo russkovo argo [Dictionary of Thousand Years of Russian Argot] (in Russian), Moscow: Ripol Classic, page 1063b
- Krysin, L. M. (2006), “шмон”, in Tolkovyj slovarʹ inojazyčnyx slov [Explanatory Dictionary of Foreign Words] (in Russian), Moscow: Eksmo, page 888b
- Jelistratov, V. S. (2000), “шмон”, in Slovarʹ russkovo argo (materialy 1980–1990 gg.) [Dictionary of Russian Argot (materials from 1980–1990)] (in Russian), Moscow: Russkije slovari, page 558a
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “шмон”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Anikin, A. E. (2007), “ашмалаш”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 1 (а – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 355