ватманка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Suffixed from ва́тман (vátman, “tram driver”) +‎ -ка (-ka, feminine occupational suffix), in turn form French wattman.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvatmɐŋkɐ]
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Noun

ва́тманка • (vátmanka) f (masculine ва́тман)

  1. female tram driver, female wattman

Declension
Declension of ва́тманка
singular plural
indefinite ва́тманка
vátmanka		 ва́тманки
vátmanki
definite ва́тманката
vátmankata		 ва́тманките
vátmankite

References
  • “ватманка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “ватманка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ватман”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 123
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