Russian

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [kʲɪˈʂɛtʲ]
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Verb

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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

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References

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  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

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