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иску́с

rare #30754
nounmasculineinanimateuncountable
  • 1.

    temptation, enticement, allurement

    Он не смог устоя́ть пе́ред иску́сом.

    He could not resist the temptation.

    Bookish and somewhat archaic; the everyday word is «искушение».

  • 2.

    (raretrial, test, probationary period, novitiate

    Рабо́тая здесь, ты вы́держишь свой иску́с.

    Working here, you will get through your probation.

    Dated; the novitiate reading is monastic.

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Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

иску́с

иску́сы

Gen.Genitive

иску́са

иску́сов

Dat.Dative

иску́су

иску́сам

Acc.Accusative

иску́с

иску́сы

Inst.Instrumental

иску́сом

иску́сами

Prep.Prepositional

иску́се

иску́сах

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Sandy edited noun basics 2 years ago.