алатырь

Russian

Etymology

Uncertain. The name has been compared to English altar or Russian янта́рь (jantárʹ, “amber”). Viktor Martynov derives the name from Iranic *al-atar, literally “white-burning”, the synonym си́ний ка́мень (sínij kámenʹ, “blue stone”) being a calque.

Cognate with Ukrainian ала́тир (alátyr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈɫatɨrʲ]

Noun

ала́тырь • (alátyrʹ) m inan (genitive ала́тыря, uncountable)

  1. (Slavic mythology) alatyr, a magic stone with healing powers

Declension

Declension of ала́тырь (inan sg-only masc-form soft-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative ала́тырь
alátyrʹ
genitive ала́тыря
alátyrja
dative ала́тырю
alátyrju
accusative ала́тырь
alátyrʹ
instrumental ала́тырем
alátyrem
prepositional ала́тыре
alátyre

Synonyms

  • ала́бор (alábor)
  • ала́бы́рь (alábýrʹ)
  • бел-горю́ч ка́мень (bel-gorjúč kámenʹ)
  • ла́тырь (látyrʹ)
  • си́ний ка́мень (sínij kámenʹ)

Further reading

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