wataman

English

Noun

wataman (plural watamans)

1. Alternative form of ataman

Old Polish

Etymology

Perhaps from Ukrainian, ultimately Old East Slavic ватама́нъ (vatamánŭ), supposedly from Old Swedish vatten-man. However, many etymologists consider the word to have uncertain origins. First attested in 1435.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /vataman/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /vataman/

Noun

wataman m ?

1. ataman

Descendants

• Polish: ataman, wataman

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “(ataman) wataman, watman”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /vaˈta.man/

Noun

wataman m animacy unattested

1. Middle Polish form of ataman

Declension

Attested forms of *wataman

	singular	plural
nominative	—	—
genitive	—	—
dative	—	—
accusative	—	watamanów
instrumental	—	—
locative	—	—
vocative	—	—