востроносый

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Russian

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Etymology

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From a dialectal variant of о́стрый (óstryj, pointed, sharp) (compare Belarusian во́стры (vóstry)) + -о- (-o-) + нос (nos) + -ый (-yj).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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востроно́сый (vostronósyj) (rare comparative (по)востроно́сее or (по)востроно́сей, superlative са́мый востроно́сый)

  1. having a pointed, narrow nose
    Synonym: остроно́сый (ostronósyj)

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