ватманка
Bulgarian
Etymology
Suffixed from ва́тман (vátman, “tram driver”) + -ка (-ka, feminine occupational suffix), in turn from French wattman.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvatmɐŋkɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
ва́тманка • (vátmanka) f (masculine ва́тман)
- female tram driver, female wattman
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ва́тманка vátmanka |
ва́тманки vátmanki |
| definite | ва́тманката vátmankata |
ва́тманките vátmankite |
Related terms
- ва́тмански (vátmanski)
References
- “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