bosman

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Bislama[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English boatsman.

Noun[edit]

bosman

  1. foreman

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch bootsman.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bosman (first-person possessive bosmanku, second-person possessive bosmanmu, third-person possessive bosmannya)

  1. (nautical) boatsman
    Synonyms: bosun, serang

Further reading[edit]

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Bootsmann.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔs.man/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔsman
  • Syllabification: bos‧man

Noun[edit]

bosman m pers

  1. boatswain
  2. petty officer

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “bosman”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading[edit]

  • bosman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bosman in Polish dictionaries at PWN