высекать

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Russian

Etymology

вы́сек- (výsek-) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

высека́ть (vysekátʹimpf (perfective вы́сечь)

  1. to hew, to carve, to sculpt, to cut
    высека́ть на́дпись на надгро́бном ка́мнеvysekátʹ nádpisʹ na nadgróbnom kámnecarve the inscription on the gravestone
    Ску́льптор высека́ет из мра́мора ста́тую.
    Skúlʹptor vysekájet iz mrámora státuju.
    The sculptor is carving the statue out of marble.
    высека́ть ого́ньvysekátʹ ogónʹto strike fire (from a flint)

Conjugation

Further reading

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