Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic искусъ (iskusŭ), which was borrowed from Old Church Slavonic искусъ (iskusŭ).

Pronunciation edit

  • и́скус: IPA(key): [ˈiskʊs]
  • иску́с: IPA(key): [ɪˈskus]

Noun edit

и́скус or иску́с (ískus or iskúsm inan (genitive и́скуса or иску́са, nominative plural и́скусы or иску́сы, genitive plural и́скусов or иску́сов)

  1. trial, test
  2. temptation

Declension edit

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