таксомотор

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Russian

Etymology

From такси́ (taksí) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ мото́р (motór).

Pronunciation

Noun

таксомото́р (taksomotórm inan (genitive таксомото́ра, nominative plural таксомото́ры, genitive plural таксомото́ров)

  1. (dated) taxicab
    Synonym: такси́ (taksí)
    • 1925, Михаил Булгаков [Mikhail Bulgakov], “Глава 4. Попадья Дроздова”, in Роковые яйца; English translation from K. M. Cook-Horujy, transl., The Fateful Eggs, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:
      — А ну их всех к чё́рту! — тоскли́во вскрича́л Пе́рсиков, выдира́ясь с ги́рей из толпы́. — Эй, таксомото́р! На Пречи́стенку!
      — A nu ix vsex k čórtu! — tosklívo vskričál Pérsikov, vydirájasʹ s gírej iz tolpý. — Ej, taksomotór! Na Prečístenku!
      "To blazes with them!" cried Persikov wretchedly, pushing his way with the ton weight out of the crowd. "Hey, taxi! Prechistenka Street!"

Declension