лоцман
Russian
Лоцман (sense 1) - Maritime pilot
Лоцманы (sense 2) и акула - Pilot fish (pl.) and shark
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch loodsman. Compare English lodesman.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɫot͡smən]
Noun
ло́цман • (lócman) m anim (genitive ло́цмана, nominative plural ло́цманы, genitive plural ло́цманов, related adjective ло́цманский)
- (zoology) pilot fish (a fish, Naucrates ductor, that often follows large vessels and sharks)
- Synonym: ры́ба-ло́цман (rýba-lócman)
Declension
Declension of ло́цман (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ло́цман lócman | ло́цманы lócmany |
| genitive | ло́цмана lócmana | ло́цманов lócmanov |
| dative | ло́цману lócmanu | ло́цманам lócmanam |
| accusative | ло́цмана lócmana | ло́цманов lócmanov |
| instrumental | ло́цманом lócmanom | ло́цманами lócmanami |
| prepositional | ло́цмане lócmane | ло́цманах lócmanax |
See also
- ло́цманский (lócmanskij, adjective)
- лидиро́вщик (lidiróvščik, “leaderman, navigator”) (the aviation equivalent)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “лоцман”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress