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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 • (lostrómos) m (plural λοστρόμοι)
- (nautical) boatswain
- Synonym: ναύκληρος (náfkliros) (more formal)
Declension
See also
References
- ^ λοστρόμος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 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