разброд

Russian

Etymology

Constructed as if deverbal from nonexistent *разброди́ть (*razbrodítʹ); compare разбрести́сь (razbrestísʹ, to wander off in different directions), and the relationship between simplex concrete verb брести́ (brestí, to wander, to stroll) and its abstract verb equivalent броди́ть (brodítʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rɐzˈbrot]

Noun

разбро́д • (razbródm inan (genitive разбро́да, nominative plural разбро́ды, genitive plural разбро́дов)

  1. (dated) dispersal
  2. (dated) dispersed location
  3. (figurative) disorder, disarray, confusion

Declension

Derived terms

  • разбро́дный (razbródnyj)