высечь

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Russian

Etymology

вы́- (vý-) +‎ сечь (sečʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

вы́сечь (výsečʹpf (imperfective сечь or высека́ть)

  1. to hew, to carve, to sculpt, to cut
    вы́сечь на́дпись на надгро́бном ка́мнеvýsečʹ nádpisʹ na nadgróbnom kámneto carve the inscription on the gravestone
    Ску́льптор вы́сек из мра́мора ста́тую.
    Skúlʹptor výsek iz mrámora státuju.
    The sculptor carved the statue from marble.
    вы́сечь ого́ньvýsečʹ ogónʹto strike fire (from a flint)
  2. to whip (as a punishment)
    Толпа́ набро́силась на ни́х с ги́каньем и ру́ганью, разде́ла их почти́ донага́ и жесто́ко вы́секла.
    Tolpá nabrósilasʹ na níx s gíkanʹjem i rúganʹju, razdéla ix počtí donagá i žestóko výsekla.
    The crowd attacked them with a whooping and swearing, undressed them nearly naked and flogged them severely.
    Perfective: (only) сечь (sečʹ)

Conjugation

Further reading

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