Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopъtь.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ко́поть (kópotʹf inan (genitive ко́поти, nominative plural ко́поти, genitive plural ко́потей)

  1. soot, (black) smoke, fume

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Further reading edit

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