осётр

Russian

Осётр

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *esetrъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈsʲɵtr]
  • (file)

Noun

осётр • (osjótr) m anim (genitive осетра́, nominative plural осетры́, genitive plural осетро́в)

  1. sturgeon
  2. (colloquial) VIP, big cheese

Declension

Hypernyms

  • кра́сная ры́ба (krásnaja rýba)

Derived terms

  • осетро́вый (osetróvyj)
  • осетри́на (osetrína), осетри́нный (osetrínnyj), осетри́нка (osetrínka)
  • осетрово́дство (osetrovódstvo)

See also

  • чёрная икра́ (čórnaja ikrá)

Further reading

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