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коще́й

rare #12006
nounmasculineanimateuncountable
  • 1.

    Koschei, Koschei the Deathlessfolklore

    Коще́й Бессме́ртный похи́тил царе́вну.

    Koschei the Deathless carried off the princess.

    A gaunt old sorcerer whose death is hidden in an egg; usually with the epithet «Бессмертный».

  • 2.

    skinny old man, bag of bones, scrawny fellow

    Он худо́й, как коще́й.

    He is as skinny as a skeleton.

    Colloquial and disparaging.

  • 3.

    (raremiser, skinflint, tightwad

    Э́тот коще́й никому́ и копе́йки не даст.

    That skinflint won't give anyone a penny.

    Colloquial and disparaging.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

коще́й

коще́и

Gen.Genitive

коще́я

коще́ев

Dat.Dative

коще́ю

коще́ям

Acc.Accusative

коще́я

коще́ев

Inst.Instrumental

коще́ем

коще́ями

Prep.Prepositional

коще́е

коще́ях

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.
  • Yggdrasil edited noun basics 3 years ago.