Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic искоусити (iskusiti). By surface analysis, из- (iz-) +‎ куси́ть (kusítʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɪskʊˈsʲitʲ]
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Verb

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искуси́ть (iskusítʹpf (imperfective искуша́ть)

  1. (dated) to experience, to acquire knowledge of
  2. (literary) to test, to tempt
    искуси́ть судьбу́iskusítʹ sudʹbúto tempt fate
  3. (literary) to tempt, to entice, to seduce

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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