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Осётр

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *esetrъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐˈsʲɵtr]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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осётр (osjótrm anim (genitive осетра́, nominative plural осетры́, genitive plural осетро́в)

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

Declension

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Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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