Russian

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Etymology

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Produced by dissimilation of earlier *кочерга́р (*kočergár), from кочерга́ (kočergá).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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кочега́р (kočegárm anim (genitive кочега́ра, nominative plural кочега́ры, genitive plural кочега́ров)

  1. stoker

Usage notes

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No feminine form exists, кочега́рка (kočegárka) means "stokehold".

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: kocegara

References

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