кусить

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kǫsiti.

Pronunciation

Verb

куси́ть (kusítʹpf

  1. (archaic) to eat
  2. (rare) to bite
    куси́!kusí!bite! (command to a dog)

Usage notes

  • Some derived verbs conjugate as class 4c; those form imperfectives with -ку́сывать. Others conjugate as class 4b and form imperfectives with -куша́ть. Notice that the verbs conjugating as class 4b have more abstract meanings.
  • A number of derived perfective verbs have low-colloquial variants in -куса́ть (see also куса́ть (kusátʹ)).

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • NOTE: Some of the following verbs are derived from куса́ть (kusátʹ), which may not exactly derive from куси́ть (kusítʹ), but rather may be a parallel formation.
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