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Etymology edit

First attested in 1712. Borrowed from German Bugsierer, from bugsieren, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [bʊkˈsʲir]
  • (file)

Noun edit

букси́р (buksírm inan (genitive букси́ра, nominative plural букси́ры, genitive plural букси́ров, relational adjective букси́рный)

  1. tug, tugboat, towboat
  2. tow, towrope, towline
    тяну́ть на букси́реtjanútʹ na buksíreto tow
    взять на букси́рvzjatʹ na buksírto take in tow; to give a helping hand (figuratively)

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: բուքսիր (bukʻsir)
  • Persian: بکسل (boksol)
  • Ukrainian: букси́р (buksýr)

References edit

  1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “буксир”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  2. ^ Shansky, N. M. (1965) “буксир”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 2 (Б), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 221

Ukrainian edit

 буксир on Ukrainian Wikipedia
 
Буксир «Кременець»

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian букси́р (buksír), from German Bugsierer, from bugsieren, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

букси́р (buksýrm inan (genitive букси́ра, nominative plural букси́ри, genitive plural букси́рів, relational adjective букси́рний)

  1. tug, tugboat, towboat
  2. tow, towrope, towline
    тягти́ на букси́ріtjahtý na buksýrito tow
    взя́ти на букси́рvzjáty na buksýrto take in tow; to give a helping hand (figuratively)

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References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “буксир”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 288

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