ватман
Bulgarian
Etymology
From French wattman, formed from watt (“unit of power”) + English man.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvatmən]
Noun
ва́тман • (vátman) m (feminine ва́тманка)
- tram driver, wattman
- От лавката ли си купи билета? Или директно от ватмана?
- Ot lavkata li si kupi bileta? Ili direktno ot vatmana?
- Did you buy yourself a ticket from the booth? Or directly from the tram driver?
Usage notes
- Although the term is ultimately derived from the English word man, it does not transmute to "woman" or similar in Bulgarian when describing a female tram driver.
Declension
Declension of ва́тман
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ва́тман vátman | ва́тмани vátmani |
| definite (subject form) | ва́тманът vátmanǎt | ва́тманите vátmanite |
| definite (object form) | ва́тмана vátmana | |
| count form | — | ва́тмана vátmana |
Derived terms
- ва́тмански (vátmanski)
References
- ватман in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- ватман in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
- Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “ватман”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 123
Russian
Etymology
Shortening of ватманская бума́га (vatmanskaja bumága), from English Whatman paper, named after James Whatman.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvatmən]
Noun
ва́тман • (vátman) m inan (genitive ва́тмана, nominative plural ва́тманы, genitive plural ва́тманов)
- Whatman paper (high-quality drawing paper)
- Synonym: ватманская бума́га (vatmanskaja bumága)
Declension
Declension of ва́тман (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ва́тман vátman | ва́тманы vátmany |
| genitive | ва́тмана vátmana | ва́тманов vátmanov |
| dative | ва́тману vátmanu | ва́тманам vátmanam |
| accusative | ва́тман vátman | ва́тманы vátmany |
| instrumental | ва́тманом vátmanom | ва́тманами vátmanami |
| prepositional | ва́тмане vátmane | ва́тманах vátmanax |