ватман
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From French wattman, formed from watt (“unit of power”) + English man.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
- ва́тмански (vátmanski)
References edit
- “ватман”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “ватман”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ватман”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 123
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Shortening of ва́тманская бума́га (vátmanskaja bumága), from English Whatman paper, named after James Whatman.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ва́тман • (vátman) m inan (genitive ва́тмана, nominative plural ва́тманы, genitive plural ва́тманов)
- Whatman paper, wove paper (high-quality drawing paper)
- Synonym: ва́тманская бума́га (vátmanskaja bumága)
Declension edit
Declension of ва́тман (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)