Russian edit

Etymology edit

Possibly inherited from Proto-Slavic *kyšěti. Cognate with Ukrainian киші́ти (kyšíty), Belarusian кішэ́ць (kišécʹ). Related to Lithuanian kušė́ti (to move) and to Latvian kustēt and kušņāt (to move).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kʲɪˈʂɛtʲ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

кише́ть (kišétʹimpf

  1. to infest, to overrun
  2. to swarm, to pullulate
  3. to be infested
  4. to abound, to be abundant
  5. to crawl with

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кишеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  2. ^ Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “кишеть”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 140

Further reading edit

  • кишеть in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru