костёр

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костёр

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kostrъ.

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Noun

костёр (kostjórm inan (genitive костра́, nominative plural костры́, genitive plural костро́в, diminutive костеро́к)

  1. campfire, bonfire, wood fire
    Synonym: ого́нь (ogónʹ)
    Мой костер в тумане светит.Moj koster v tumane svetit.My fire is shining in the fog.
  2. (mining) chock
  3. brome grass (Bromus)
    Synonym: костре́ц (kostréc)
    1. chess grass, rye brome (Bromus secalinus)

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Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “костёр”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress