Bulgarian

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Etymology

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A calque of Latin ossuārium. Morphologically equivalent to кост (kost, bone) +‎ -ница (-nica).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔsnit͡sɐ]
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Noun

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ко́стница (kóstnicaf

  1. charnel house, ossuary

Declension

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References

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

Russian

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костница

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkosʲnʲɪt͡sə]

Noun

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ко́стница (kóstnicaf inan (genitive ко́стницы, nominative plural ко́стницы, genitive plural ко́стниц)

  1. ossuary (a place where the dead are buried)
    Synonym: оссуа́рий (ossuárij)

Declension

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  NODES
Note 1