astronaut
English edit
Etymology edit
From astro- + -naut. Coined from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) and ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”).
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: ăsʹtrənôt'
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæstɹəˌnɔːt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/
- (cot–caught merger), (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæstɹəˌnɑt/
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Noun edit
astronaut (plural astronauts)
- A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
- An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut, taikonaut, spationaut, and vyomanaut.
- 2013, Edward Clinton Ezell, Linda Neuman Ezell, The Partnership: A NASA History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Courier Corporation, →ISBN:
- Though from different social, economic, and political worlds, the astronauts and cosmonauts had much in common, both as professionals and human beings.
- An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut, taikonaut, spationaut, and vyomanaut.
- (Hong Kong) A person (typically man) working abroad away from their family.
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Albanian edit
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astronaut
Czech edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). By surface analysis, astro- + -naut.
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astronaut m anim
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singular | plural | |
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nominative | astronaut | astronauti, astronauté |
genitive | astronauta | astronautů |
dative | astronautovi, astronautu | astronautům |
accusative | astronauta | astronauty |
vocative | astronaute | astronauti, astronauté |
locative | astronautovi, astronautu | astronautech |
instrumental | astronautem | astronauty |
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Danish edit
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astronaut c (singular definite astronauten, plural indefinite astronauter)
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common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | astronaut | astronauten | astronauter | astronauterne |
genitive | astronauts | astronautens | astronauters | astronauternes |
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Further reading edit
- astronaut on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English astronaut.
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astronaut m (plural astronauten, diminutive astronautje n, feminine astronaute)
- a (male) astronaut [from early 1950s]
- Synonyms: kosmonaut, ruimtevaarder
- De astronaut bereidt zich voor op een wandeling in de ruimte. ― The astronaut is preparing for a spacewalk.
- Als kind droomde hij ervan om astronaut te worden. ― As a child, he dreamt of becoming an astronaut.
- De training van een astronaut is intensief en uitdagend. ― The training of an astronaut is intensive and challenging.
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English astronaut.
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astronaut (first-person possessive astronautku, second-person possessive astronautmu, third-person possessive astronautnya)
- astronaut.
- Synonyms: angkasawan, antariksawan, kosmonaut
Further reading edit
- “astronaut” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
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astronaut m (definite singular astronauten, indefinite plural astronauter, definite plural astronautene)
References edit
- “astronaut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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astronaut m (definite singular astronauten, indefinite plural astronautar, definite plural astronautane)
References edit
- “astronaut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French astronaute, English astronaut.
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astronaut m (plural astronauți, feminine equivalent astronaută)
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singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) astronaut | astronautul | (niște) astronauți | astronauții |
genitive/dative | (unui) astronaut | astronautului | (unor) astronauți | astronauților |
vocative | astronautule | astronauților |
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- astronaut in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian edit
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astronàut m (Cyrillic spelling астрона̀ут)
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singular | plural | |
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nominative | astronaut | astronauti |
genitive | astronauta | astronauta |
dative | astronautu | astronautima |
accusative | astronauta | astronaute |
vocative | astronaute | astronauti |
locative | astronautu | astronautima |
instrumental | astronautom | astronautima |
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astronaut c
- an astronaut
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | astronaut | astronauten | astronauter | astronauterna |
Genitive | astronauts | astronautens | astronauters | astronauternas |