Macedonian

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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костен (kostenm (relational adjective костенов or костенлив, diminutive костенче)

  1. chestnut

Declension

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Declension of костен
singular plural
indefinite костен (kosten) костени (kosteni)
definite unspecified костенот (kostenot) костените (kostenite)
definite proximal костенов (kostenov) костениве (kostenive)
definite distal костенон (kostenon) костенине (kostenine)
vocative костену (kostenu) костени (kosteni)
count form костена (kostena)
collective костење (kostenje)

Derived terms

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