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Russian
Etymology
машини́ст (mašiníst) + -ка (-ka)
Pronunciation
Noun
машини́стка • (mašinístka) f anim (genitive машини́стки, nominative plural машини́стки, genitive plural машини́сток)
- female typist
1925, Михаил Булгаков , chapter 9, in Собачье сердце; English translation from Avril Pyman, transl., Heart of a Dog, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:— Я с ней распи́сываюсь, э́то — на́ша машини́стка, жить со мной бу́дет. Бормента́ля на́до бу́дет вы́селить из приёмной. У него́ своя́ кварти́ра есть, — кра́йне неприя́зненно и хму́ро поясни́л Ша́риков.- — Ja s nej raspísyvajusʹ, éto — náša mašinístka, žitʹ so mnoj búdet. Bormentálja nádo búdet výselitʹ iz prijómnoj. U nevó svojá kvartíra jestʹ, — krájne neprijáznenno i xmúro pojasníl Šárikov.
- "We are going to get married, this is our typist, she's going to live with me. We'll have to put Bormental out of the reception room. He's got a flat of his own," explained Sharikov, frowning and with intense hostility.
Usage notes
- The term машини́ст (mašiníst) doesn't mean "male typist" but "engine driver".
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