костур

See also: Костур

Bulgarian

риба костур

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosturъ. By surface analysis, кост (kost, “bone”) +‎ -ур (-ur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈstur]

Noun

косту́р • (kostúr) m (diminutive косту́рче)

1. perch, bass (freshwater fish of family Percidae)
2. (obsolete) skeleton, bony frame

   Synonym: (standard) ске́лет (skélet)

Declension

Declension of косту́р

	singular	plural
indefinite	косту́р kostúr	косту́ри kostúri
definite (subject form)	косту́рът kostúrǎt	косту́рите kostúrite
definite (object form)	косту́ра kostúra
count form	—	косту́ра kostúra

See also

• Косту́р (Kostúr, “Kastoria”) (transliteration of Greek toponym, unrelated)

References

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

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosturъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔstur]
• Hyphenation: кос‧тур

Noun

костур • (kostur) m (plural костури, diminutive костурче, augmentative костуриште)

1. (anatomy) skeleton
2. (colloquial, figurative) skin and bones
3. (by extension) framework, shell, frame

Declension

Declension of костур

	singular	plural
indefinite	костур (kostur)	костури (kosturi)
definite unspecified	костурот (kosturot)	костурите (kosturite)
definite proximal	костуров (kosturov)	костуриве (kosturive)
definite distal	костурон (kosturon)	костурине (kosturine)
vocative	костуре (kosture)	костури (kosturi)
count form	—	костура (kostura)

Derived terms

• костурест (kosturest)
• костурница f (kosturnica)

Related terms

• коска f (koska)
• раскости pf (raskosti), раскостува impf (raskostuva)

References

• “костур” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosturъ.

Noun

ко̏стӯр m (Latin spelling kȍstūr)

1. (anatomy) skeleton
2. (by extension) framework, shell, frame

Declension

Declension of костур

	singular	plural
nominative	костур	костури
genitive	костура	костура
dative	костуру	костурима
accusative	костур	костуре
vocative	костуре	костури
locative	костуру	костурима
instrumental	костуром	костурима

Further reading

• “костур”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025