директорша

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Russian

Etymology

From дире́ктор (diréktor) +‎ -ша (-ša).

Pronunciation

Noun

дире́кторша (diréktoršaf anim (genitive дире́кторши, nominative plural дире́кторши, genitive plural дире́кторш)

  1. (colloquial) female equivalent of дире́ктор (diréktor): female director, head, principal, headmistress
  2. head's wife
    • 1898, Антон Чехов , Человек в футляре; English translation from Ronald Wilks, transl., Man in a Case, 1982:
      Дире́кторша, инспе́кторша и все на́ши гимнази́ческие да́мы о́жили, да́же похороше́ли, то́чно вдруг уви́дели цель жи́зни.
      Diréktorša, inspéktorša i vse náši gimnazíčeskije dámy óžili, dáže poxorošéli, tóčno vdrug uvídeli celʹ žízni.
      The Head’s wife, the inspector’s wife and all the mistresses who taught at the high school suddenly brightened up, looked prettier even, as if they had discovered a purpose in life.

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