бомбомёт

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Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1911 . From бо́мба (bómba) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ -мёт (-mjót), combining form of мета́ть (metátʹ, to throw); calque of German Bombenwerfer .

Pronunciation

Noun

бомбомёт (bombomjótm inan (genitive бомбомёта, nominative plural бомбомёты, genitive plural бомбомётов)

  1. anti-submarine mortar
  2. bomb thrower

Declension

References

  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “бомбомёт”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 59