алатырь

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Russian

Etymology

Uncertain. The name has been compared to English altar or Russian янта́рь (jantárʹ, amber). Viktor Martynov derives the name from Iranic *al-atar, literally “white-burning”, the synonym blue stone being a calque.

Cognate with Ukrainian ала́тир (alátyr).

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Noun

ала́тырь (alátyrʹm inan (genitive ала́тыря, uncountable)

  1. alatyr, Russian mythological stone

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