Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kustъ. Cognate with Russian куст (kust) and Ukrainian кущ (kušč).

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куст (kustm inan (genitive куста́, nominative plural кусты́, genitive plural кусто́ў)

  1. bush, shrub

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kustъ. Cognates include Belarusian куст (kust), Ukrainian кущ (kušč).

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  • IPA(key): [kust]
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куст (kustm inan (genitive куста́, nominative plural кусты́, genitive plural кусто́в, diminutive ку́стик)

  1. 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.

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