искус

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Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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