костен

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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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Derived terms

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