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Russian
Etymology
From насека́ть (nasekátʹ, “to make incisions, to notch”), a calque of French insecte, from сечь (sečʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
насеко́мое • (nasekómoje) n anim (genitive насеко́мого, nominative plural насеко́мые, genitive plural насеко́мых)
- insect
- (in the plural) Hexapoda
Usage notes
- The noun насеко́мое is one of the rare Russian neuter nouns to have animacy. Other neuter nouns with animacy include живо́тное (živótnoje), существо́ (suščestvó), чадо, чудовище, дитя, etc.
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