how to pronounce известь

/ˈizvʲɪsʲtʲ/

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известь is pronounced in two syllables

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tʲ

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An example use of известь in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… цилиндров и известь у него череп нижней …”

meanings of известь

noun:

Lime (calcium oxide, quicklime).

известь frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word известь occurs in russian on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.