Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Suffixed from ва́тман (vátman, tram driver) +‎ -ка (-ka, feminine occupational suffix), in turn form French wattman.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvatmɐŋkɐ]
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Noun

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ва́тманка (vátmankaf (masculine ва́тман)

  1. female tram driver, female wattman

Declension

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References

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  • ватманка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • ватманка”, 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), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 123