English Explanatory Dictionary

Koschei

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archetypal male antagonist, described mainly as abducting the hero's wife, and sometimes represented as a skeleton.

Word forms

Koschei Kashchei Kashchey Kashey Kastchei Koshchei Koshchey Koshey

Etymology

From Russian Коще́й (Koščéj), related to кость (kostʹ, “bone”).

Related words

Buyan
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