кочегар

Russian

Etymology

Produced by dissimilation of earlier *кочерга́р (*kočergár), from кочерга́ (kočergá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kət͡ɕɪˈɡar]

Noun

кочега́р • (kočegár) m anim (genitive кочега́ра, nominative plural кочега́ры, genitive plural кочега́ров)

  1. stoker

Usage notes

No feminine form exists, кочега́рка (kočegárka) means "stokehold".

Declension

Descendants

  • Ingrian: kocegara

References

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