экскурсовод
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Russian
Etymology
From экску́рсия (ekskúrsija, “tour”) + -о- (-o-) + води́ть (vodítʹ, “to guide, to lead”).
Pronunciation
Noun
экскурсово́д • (ekskursovód) m anim (genitive экскурсово́да, nominative plural экскурсово́ды, genitive plural экскурсово́дов)
- guide (a trained specialist who leads guided tours at a museum or other location of interest)
Usage notes
Russian has two terms corresponding to tour guide: гид (gid) and экскурсово́д (ekskursovód). These are partially synonymous, but have different accents:
- гид (gid) is usually a generalist, offering tours for a variety of museums and locations of interest;
- экскурсово́д (ekskursovód) is usually a knowledgeable specialist, working at only one specific museum.
Declension
Declension of экскурсово́д (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | экскурсово́д ekskursovód |
экскурсово́ды ekskursovódy |
| genitive | экскурсово́да ekskursovóda |
экскурсово́дов ekskursovódov |
| dative | экскурсово́ду ekskursovódu |
экскурсово́дам ekskursovódam |
| accusative | экскурсово́да ekskursovóda |
экскурсово́дов ekskursovódov |
| instrumental | экскурсово́дом ekskursovódom |
экскурсово́дами ekskursovódami |
| prepositional | экскурсово́де ekskursovóde |
экскурсово́дах ekskursovódax |