cosmonaut
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian космона́вт (kosmonávt), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “universe”) + ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”), may be decomposed as cosmo- + -naut.
Pronunciation
- enPR: kŏz'mənôt
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒz.məˌnɔːt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑz.məˌnɔt/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɑz.məˌnɑt/
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Noun
cosmonaut (plural cosmonauts)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
an astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one — see also astronaut
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Romanian
Alternative forms
- космонаут (cosmonaut) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Etymology
Borrowed from French cosmonaute.
Pronunciation
Noun
cosmonaut m (plural cosmonauți, feminine equivalent cosmonaută)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | cosmonaut | cosmonautul | cosmonauți | cosmonauții | |
| genitive-dative | cosmonaut | cosmonautului | cosmonauți | cosmonauților | |
| vocative | cosmonautule | cosmonauților | |||
Further reading
- cosmonaut in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)