толмач
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tъlmačь, from Proto-Turkic *tilmač (compare Turkish dilmaç (“interpreter”)), from Proto-Turkic *til (“tongue”) (Turkish dil) + Proto-Turkic *-mač (“noun suffix”). Cognate with Russian толма́ч (tolmáč), Slovene tolmač, Serbo-Croatian ту̀ма̄ч/tùmāč, Polish tłumacz (“translator”). Non-Slavic cognates include German Dolmetscher and Hungarian tolmács.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtɔɫmat͡ʃ]
- Hyphenation: тол‧мач
Noun
то́лмач • (tólmač) m (plural то́лмачи)
- (archaic) interpreter
- Synonym: то́лкувач (tólkuvač)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | толмач | толмачи |
| definite unspecified | толмачот | толмачите |
| definite proximal | толмачов | толмачиве |
| definite distal | толмачон | толмачине |
| vocative | толмачу | толмачи |
| count form | — | толмача |
References
- “толмач” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
Russian
Alternative forms
- толма́чъ (tolmáč) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tъlmačь, from Proto-Turkic *tilmač (compare Turkish dilmaç (“interpreter”)), from Proto-Turkic *til (“tongue”) (Turkish dil) + Proto-Turkic *-mač (“noun suffix”). Cognate with Macedonian толмач (tolmač), Slovene tolmač, Serbo-Croatian ту̀ма̄ч/tùmāč, Polish tłumacz (“translator”). Non-Slavic cognates include German Dolmetscher and Hungarian tolmács.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tɐɫˈmat͡ɕ]
Noun
толма́ч • (tolmáč) m anim (genitive толмача́, nominative plural толмачи́, genitive plural толмаче́й)
- interpreter
- Synonym: перево́дчик (perevódčik)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | толма́ч tolmáč | толмачи́ tolmačí |
| genitive | толмача́ tolmačá | толмаче́й tolmačéj |
| dative | толмачу́ tolmačú | толмача́м tolmačám |
| accusative | толмача́ tolmačá | толмаче́й tolmačéj |
| instrumental | толмачо́м tolmačóm | толмача́ми tolmačámi |
| prepositional | толмаче́ tolmačé | толмача́х tolmačáx |
Derived terms
- толмаческий (tolmačeskij, adjective)
- толмачить (tolmačitʹ, verb)
Descendants
- → Ubykh: ҭалмашь (talmaš)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “толмач”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress