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Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
уку́с • (ukús) m inan (genitive уку́са, nominative plural уку́сы, genitive plural уку́сов)
- bite (act of biting)
- bite, sting
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǔkus/
- Hyphenation: у‧кус
Noun
у̀кус m (Latin spelling ùkus)
- taste
- flavor
Declension
Further reading
- “укус”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
Etymology
Deverbal from укуси́ти (ukusýty).
Pronunciation
Noun
уку́с • (ukús) m inan (genitive уку́су, nominative plural уку́си, genitive plural уку́сів)
- bite
- sting
Usage notes
- The forms уку́с (ukús) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вкус (vkus) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Declension
Declension of уку́с (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Further reading