λοστρόμος

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Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian nostromo with dissimilation of consonants - > -, 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 (lostrómosm (plural λοστρόμοι)

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

Declension

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

See also

References

  1. ^ λοστρόμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 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