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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kustъ. Cognate with Russian куст (kust) and Ukrainian кущ (kušč).
Pronunciation
Noun
куст • (kust) m inan (genitive куста́, nominative plural кусты́, genitive plural кусто́ў)
- bush, shrub
Declension
Declension of куст (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “куст” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “куст”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kustъ. Cognates include Belarusian куст (kust), Ukrainian кущ (kušč).
Pronunciation
Noun
куст • (kust) m inan (genitive куста́, nominative plural кусты́, genitive plural кусто́в, diminutive ку́стик)
- bush, shrub
1883, Всеволод Гаршин, chapter II, in Красный цветок; English translation from A Red Flower, Philadelphia: Brown Brothers, 1911:За кустами, прямо против окна, темнела высокая ограда, высокие верхушки деревьев большого сада, облитые и проникнутые лунным светом, глядели из-за неё.- Za kustami, prjamo protiv okna, temnela vysokaja ograda, vysokije verxuški derevʹjev bolʹšovo sada, oblityje i proniknutyje lunnym svetom, gljadeli iz-za nejó.
- Behind the bushes, just opposite the window, was a high fence bordering on a large garden; over this fence appeared the tall treetops, bathed in moonlight.
Declension