λοστρόμος

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian nostromo with dissimilation of consonants [n]-[m] > [l]-[m], from Catalan nostramo or Spanish nuestramo < nuestro (“our”) amo (“master”),^[1] used in 16th century slave galleys as "overseer".^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /loˈstɾo.mos/
Hyphenation: λο‧στρό‧μος

Noun

λοστρόμος • (lostrómos) m (plural λοστρόμοι)

(nautical) boatswain
Synonym: ναύκληρος (náfkliros) (more formal)

Declension

Declension of **λοστρόμος**
	singular	plural
nominative	λοστρόμος (lostrómos)	λοστρόμοι (lostrómoi)
genitive	λοστρόμου (lostrómou)	λοστρόμων (lostrómon)
accusative	λοστρόμο (lostrómo)	λοστρόμους (lostrómous)
vocative	λοστρόμε (lostróme)	λοστρόμοι (lostrómoi)

References

^ λοστρόμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
^ λοστρόμος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

[1] λοστρόμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

[2] λοστρόμος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

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