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Russian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Cognate of Polish szelest.
Pronunciation
Noun
ше́лест • (šélest) m inan (genitive ше́леста, nominative plural ше́лесты, genitive plural ше́лестов)
- rustle
1860, Иван Тургенев, “Глава V”, in Накануне (роман); English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., On the Eve, London, 1895:Лёгкий шорох, подобный шелесту женского платья, поднимался по временам в верхушках близких деревьев и возбуждал в Берсеневе ощущение сладкое и жуткое, ощущение полустраха.- Ljóxkij šorox, podobnyj šelestu ženskovo platʹja, podnimalsja po vremenam v verxuškax blizkix derevʹjev i vozbuždal v Berseneve oščuščenije sladkoje i žutkoje, oščuščenije polustraxa.
- On the tree-tops near there was a faint stir, like the rustle of a woman's dress, awaking in him a feeling half-sweet, half-painful, a feeling almost of fright.
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