костен

Macedonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kástana), of unknown origin, possibly related to Old Armenian կասկ (kask). Cognates include: Greek κάστανο (kástano), Bulgarian кестен (kesten), Russian каштан (kaštan), Turkish kestane, Italian castagna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔstɛn]

Noun

костен • (kosten) m (relational adjective костенов or костенлив, diminutive костенче)

  1. chestnut

Declension
Declension of костен
singular plural
indefinite костен костени
definite unspecified костенот костените
definite proximal костенов костениве
definite distal костенон костенине
vocative костену костени
count form — костена
collective костење —

Derived terms
  • костенар m (kostenar)
  • костенарија f (kostenarija)
  • костениште n (kostenište)
  • костенџија m (kostendžija)
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