astronaut

See also: Astronaut

English

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astronaut

Wikipedia

Etymology

From astro- +‎ -naut. Coined from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) and ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”).

Pronunciation

enPR: ăsʹtrənôt'
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæstɹəˌnɔːt/
- (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/
- (cot–caught merger), (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈæstɹəˌnɑt/
  - Audio (CA) (file)
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Noun

astronaut (plural astronauts)

A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
1. An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut, taikonaut, spationaut, and vyomanaut.
  - 2013, Edward Clinton Ezell, Linda Neuman Ezell, The Partnership: A NASA History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Courier Corporation, →ISBN:
    Though from different social, economic, and political worlds, the astronauts and cosmonauts had much in common, both as professionals and human beings.
(Hong Kong) A person (typically man) working abroad away from their family.

Synonyms

cosmonaut

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose — see also cosmonaut

Albanian: astronaut (sq) m, kosmonaut m
Arabic: رَجُل فَضَاء m (rajul faḍāʔ), رَائِد فَضَاء m (rāʔid faḍāʔ), مَلَّاح فَضَائِيّ m (mallāḥ faḍāʔiyy)
Egyptian Arabic: رائد فضاء m (rāʔed faḍāʔ)
Armenian: աստղագնաց (hy) (astġagnacʻ)
Asturian: astronauta m or f
Azerbaijani: astronavt, kosmonavt
Belarusian: касмана́ўт m (kasmanáŭt), касмана́ўтка f (kasmanáŭtka), астрана́ўт m (astranáŭt), астрана́ўтка f (astranáŭtka)
Bengali: নভোচারী (nobhōcari)
Bulgarian: астрона́вт m (astronávt), астрона́втка f (astronávtka), космона́вт (bg) m (kosmonávt), космона́втка f (kosmonávtka)
Burmese: အာကာသယာဉ်မှူး (akasa.yanyhmu:)
Carpathian Rusyn: козмона́вт m (kozmonávt)
Catalan: astronauta (ca) m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 太空人 (zh) (tàikōngrén), 宇航員／宇航员 (zh) (yǔhángyuán), 航天員／航天员 (zh) (hángtiānyuán), 宇宙飛行員／宇宙飞行员 (yǔzhòu fēixíngyuán)
Chukchi: риӈэнэӈэткульын (riṇėnėṇėtkulʹyn)
Cornish: stervarner m, stervarnores f, den efanvos m, benyn efanvos f
Czech: kosmonaut (cs) m, astronaut (cs) m
Danish: astronaut (da) c
Dutch: ruimtevaarder (nl) m, astronaut (nl) m, astronaute (nl) f
Erzya: тештюиця (ťešťujića)
Esperanto: astronaŭto, astronaŭtino (female), kosmonaŭto, kosmonaŭtino (female)
Estonian: kosmoselendur, kosmonaut (RU), astronaut (et) (US), tähelendur, taikonaut (CN)
Faroese: rúmdarmaður m, rúmdarfari m
Finnish: astronautti (fi), avaruuslentäjä (fi)
French: astronaute (fr) m or f
Galician: astronauta (gl) m or f
Georgian: ასტრონავტი (asṭronavṭi), კოსმონავტი (ḳosmonavṭi)
German: Astronaut (de) m, Raumfahrer (de) m, Kosmonaut (de) m, Weltraumpilot m, Raumpilot m
Greek: αστροναύτης (el) m (astronáftis)
Hebrew: אַסְטְרוֹנָאוּט (he) m (astronáut)
Hindi: अंतरिक्ष यात्री m (antrikṣ yātrī)
Hungarian: űrhajós (hu), asztronauta (hu)
Icelandic: geimfari (is) m
Ido: astronauto (io)
Indonesian: astronot (id), antariksawan (id)
Irish: spásaire m
Italian: astronauta (it) m or f
Japanese: 宇宙飛行士 (ja) (うちゅうひこうし, uchū hikōshi), アストロノート (asutoronōto), 宇宙人 (ja) (うちゅうじん, uchūjin)
Kazakh: ғарышкер (kk) (ğaryşker)
Khmer: អវកាសយានិក (ʼaʼvĕəʼkaah yiənɨk)
Korean: 우주비행사(宇宙飛行士) (ko) (ujubihaengsa)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: astronot (ku)
Kyrgyz: астронавт (ky) (astronavt), космонавт (kosmonavt)
Lao: ນັກອະວະກາດ (nak ʼa wa kāt), ມະນຸດອະວະກາດ (ma nut ʼa wa kāt)
Latvian: astronauts m, astronaute f
Lithuanian: astronautas m, astronautė f
Macedonian: космона́ут m (kosmonáut), космона́утка f (kosmonáutka), астрона́ут m (astronáut), астрона́утка f (astronáutka)
Malay: angkasawan (ms)
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: сансрын нисэгч (sansryn nisegč), астронавт (astronavt)
Navajo: wótááhgóó ałnááʼáłtʼahí
Norwegian:
Bokmål: astronaut m
Pashto: خلاباز m (xalābāz), ستور يونی m (stor yunay), ستورمزلی m (stormazalay)
Persian: فضانورد (fa) (fazânavard)
Polish: astronauta (pl) m, astronautka (pl) f, kosmonauta (pl) m, kosmonautka (pl) f
Portuguese: astronauta (pt) m or f
Romanian: astronaut (ro) m, astronaută f
Russian: космона́вт (ru) m (kosmonávt), космона́втка (ru) f (kosmonávtka), астрона́вт (ru) m (astronávt), астрона́втка (ru) f (astronávtka) (US)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: астрона̀ут m, козмона̀ут m, космона̀ут m

Roman: astronàut (sh) m, kozmonàut (sh) m, kosmonàut (sh) m
Slovak: astronaut m, kozmonaut m
Slovene: astronavt (sl) m, astronavtka f
Spanish: astronauta (es) m or f
Swahili: mwanaanga
Swedish: astronaut (sv) c
Tagalog: malintala, astronaut
Tajik: кайҳоннавард (kayhonnavard), фазонавард (fazonavard)
Tamil: விண்ணோடி (viṇṇōṭi)
Tatar: галәмче (ğalämçe)
Telugu: వ్యోమగామి (te) (vyōmagāmi)
Thai: มนุษย์อวกาศ (th) (má-nút-à-wá-gàat)
Turkish: astronot (tr), uzay adamı (tr), uçurcu
Turkmen: kosmonawt, astronawt (tk)
Ukrainian: космона́вт m (kosmonávt), космона́втка f (kosmonávtka), астрона́вт (uk) m (astronávt), астрона́втка f (astronávtka)
Urdu: خَلا نَوَرْد m (xalā-navard)
Uyghur: ئالەم ئۇچقۇچىسى (alem uchquchisi)
Uzbek: kosmonavt (uz), astronavt (uz), fazogir (uz)
Vietnamese: nhà du hành vũ trụ, phi hành gia (飛行家)
Volapük: sinafan
Yiddish: אַסטראָנויט m (astronoyt)

Albanian

Noun

astronaut

astronaut, cosmonaut
Synonym: kosmonaut

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). By surface analysis, astro- +‎ -naut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

astronaut m anim

astronaut, cosmonaut
Synonym: kosmonaut

Declension

Declension of astronaut (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	astronaut	astronauti, astronauté
genitive	astronauta	astronautů
dative	astronautovi, astronautu	astronautům
accusative	astronauta	astronauty
vocative	astronaute	astronauti, astronauté
locative	astronautovi, astronautu	astronautech
instrumental	astronautem	astronauty

Related terms

astronautika

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /astronavt/,

Noun

astronaut c (singular definite astronauten, plural indefinite astronauter)

astronaut

Inflection

Declension of astronaut

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	astronaut	astronauten	astronauter	astronauterne
genitive	astronauts	astronautens	astronauters	astronauternes

Related terms

kosmonaut

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English astronaut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɑ.stroːˈnɑu̯t/, /ˌɑs.troːˈnɑu̯t/
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Hyphenation: as‧tro‧naut
Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

Noun

astronaut m (plural astronauten, diminutive astronautje n, feminine astronaute)

a (male) astronaut
Synonyms: kosmonaut, ruimtevaarder

De astronaut bereidt zich voor op een wandeling in de ruimte. ― The astronaut is preparing for a spacewalk.

Als kind droomde hij ervan om astronaut te worden. ― As a child, he dreamt of becoming an astronaut.

De training van een astronaut is intensief en uitdagend. ― The training of an astronaut is intensive and challenging.

Derived terms

astronautisch

Related terms

astronautiek

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

astronaut

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

Borrowed from English astronaut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /astronau̯t̚/, /astronɔt̚/
Hyphenation: as‧tro‧naut

Noun

astronaut (first-person possessive astronautku, second-person possessive astronautmu, third-person possessive astronautnya)

astronaut.
Synonyms: angkasawan, antariksawan, kosmonaut

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Romfarer

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From English astronaut.

Noun

astronaut m (definite singular astronauten, indefinite plural astronauter, definite plural astronautene)

an astronaut
Synonym: romfarer

References

“astronaut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Romfarar

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From English astronaut.

Noun

astronaut m (definite singular astronauten, indefinite plural astronautar, definite plural astronautane)

an astronaut
Synonym: romfarar

References

“astronaut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French astronaute, English astronaut.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /as.troˈnaut/

Noun

astronaut m (plural astronauți, feminine equivalent astronaută)

astronaut
Synonym: cosmonaut

Declension

Declension of astronaut

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) astronaut	astronautul	(niște) astronauți	astronauții
genitive/dative	(unui) astronaut	astronautului	(unor) astronauți	astronauților
vocative	astronautule		astronauților

Related terms

References

astronaut in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /astronǎut/

Noun

astronàut m (Cyrillic spelling астрона̀ут)

astronaut
Synonyms: kozmonàut, kosmonàut

Declension

Declension of astronaut

	singular	plural
nominative	astronaut	astronauti
genitive	astronauta	astronauta
dative	astronautu	astronautima
accusative	astronauta	astronaute
vocative	astronaute	astronauti
locative	astronautu	astronautima
instrumental	astronautom	astronautima

Swedish

Etymology

From astro- +‎ -naut.

Noun

astronaut c

an astronaut

Declension

Declension of astronaut
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	astronaut	astronauten	astronauter	astronauterna
Genitive	astronauts	astronautens	astronauters	astronauternas

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