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Russian
Etymology
Produced by dissimilation of earlier *кочерга́р (*kočergár), from кочерга́ (kočergá).
Pronunciation
Noun
кочега́р • (kočegár) m anim (genitive кочега́ра, nominative plural кочега́ры, genitive plural кочега́ров)
- stoker
1957, “Весёлый марш монтажников ("The Installers’ Merry March")”, Vladimir Kotov (lyrics), Rodion Shchedrin (music)performed by Nikolai Rybnikov:Не кочегары мы, не плотники,
Но сожалений горьких нет - как нет!
А мы монтажники - высотники, да!
И с высоты вам шлём привет.- Ne kočegary my, ne plotniki,
No sožalenij gorʹkix net - kak net!
A my montažniki - vysotniki, da!
I s vysoty vam šljom privet. - We are neither stokers nor carpenters;
Yet bitter regrets none - just none!
Still, we are installers - steeplejacks - aye!
And from on high we send you greetings.
Usage notes
No feminine form exists, кочега́рка (kočegárka) means "stokehold".
Declension
Descendants
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кочегар”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress