how to pronounce устье

/ˈusʲtʲje/

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устье is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… валик который идет это валик устье ножен …”

meanings of устье

noun:

Orifice, opening, aperture.
Mouthpiece.
Mouth, estuary (of a river).
Mouth, outflow, discharge, issue.

устье frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word устье occurs in russian on average 1.8 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.