остров

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *srew-.

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Noun

о́стров (óstrovm

  1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

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References

  • остров”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • остров”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *srew-.

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Noun

остров (ostrovm (relational adjective островски, diminutive островче)

  1. island (area of land completely surrounded by water)

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Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic островъ (ostrovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ostrovъ, from Proto-Indo-European *srew-.

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Noun

о́стров (óstrovm inan (genitive о́строва, nominative plural острова́, genitive plural острово́в, relational adjective островно́й, diminutive острово́к)

  1. island
    • 1915, Иван Бунин, Господин из Сан-Франциско; English translation from The Gentleman from San Francisco, New York: Modern Library, 1925:
      Сладко пахнет в Италии земля после дождя, и свой, особый запах есть у каждого её острова!
      Sladko paxnet v Italii zemlja posle doždja, i svoj, osobyj zapax jestʹ u každovo jejó ostrova!
      Sweetly smells the earth of Italy after rain, and her every island has its own, its especial aroma!
  2. isle

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