буксир

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Russian

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Etymology

First attested in 1712. Borrowed from German Bugsierer, from bugsieren, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre.[1][2]

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Noun

букси́р (buksírm inan (genitive букси́ра, nominative plural букси́ры, genitive plural букси́ров, relational adjective букси́рный)

  1. tug, tugboat, towboat
  2. tow, towrope, towline
    тяну́ть на букси́реtjanútʹ na buksíreto tow
    взять на букси́рvzjatʹ na buksírto take in tow; to give a helping hand (figuratively)

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: բուքսիր (bukʻsir)
  • Persian: بکسل (boksol)
  • Ukrainian: букси́р (buksýr)

References

  1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “буксир”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  2. ^ Shansky, N. M. (1965) “буксир”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), volume 1, number 2 (Б), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 221

Ukrainian

 буксир on Ukrainian Wikipedia
Буксир «Кременець»

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian букси́р (buksír), from German Bugsierer, from bugsieren, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

букси́р (buksýrm inan (genitive букси́ра, nominative plural букси́ри, genitive plural букси́рів, relational adjective букси́рний)

  1. tug, tugboat, towboat
  2. tow, towrope, towline
    тягти́ на букси́ріtjahtý na buksýrito tow
    взя́ти на букси́рvzjáty na buksýrto take in tow; to give a helping hand (figuratively)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “буксир”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 288

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