Borrowed from French mousquetaire or from German Musketier, influenced by the common ending -ёр (-jór). Spelling with ш influenced by мушке́т (muškét), in turn probably influenced by му́шка (múška, “little fly; front sight on a firearm”) (мушке́т (muškét) derives ultimately from moschetto (literally “little fly”).
мушкетёр • (mušketjór) m anim (genitive мушкетёра, nominative plural мушкетёры, genitive plural мушкетёров)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мушкетёр mušketjór |
мушкетёры mušketjóry |
| genitive | мушкетёра mušketjóra |
мушкетёров mušketjórov |
| dative | мушкетёру mušketjóru |
мушкетёрам mušketjóram |
| accusative | мушкетёра mušketjóra |
мушкетёров mušketjórov |
| instrumental | мушкетёром mušketjórom |
мушкетёрами mušketjórami |
| prepositional | мушкетёре mušketjóre |
мушкетёрах mušketjórax |