атаман

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian атама́н (atamán) via a Turkic language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐtɐˈman]
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

атама́н • (atamán) m

1. (historical) ataman

Declension

Declension of атама́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	атама́н atamán	атама́ни atamáni
definite (subject form)	атама́нът atamánǎt	атама́ните atamánite
definite (object form)	атама́на atamána
count form	—	атама́на atamána
vocative form	атама́не atamáne	атама́ни atamáni

References

• “атаман”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “атаман”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• маната (manata)

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	اتامان
Cyrillic	атаман
Latin	ataman

Noun

атаман • (ataman)

1. (historical) ataman

Declension

Declension of атаман

	singular	plural
nominative	атаман (ataman)	атамандар (atamandar)
genitive	атаманның (atamannyñ)	атамандардың (atamandardyñ)
dative	атаманға (atamanğa)	атамандарға (atamandarğa)
accusative	атаманды (atamandy)	атамандарды (atamandardy)
locative	атаманда (atamanda)	атамандарда (atamandarda)
ablative	атаманнан (atamannan)	атамандардан (atamandardan)
instrumental	атаманмен (atamanmen)	атамандармен (atamandarmen)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ataˈman]
• Hyphenation: а‧та‧ман

Noun

атама́н • (atamán) m (plural атама́ни)

1. (historical) ataman

Declension

Declension of атаман

	singular	plural
indefinite	атаман (ataman)	атамани (atamani)
definite unspecified	атаманот (atamanot)	атаманите (atamanite)
definite proximal	атаманов (atamanov)	атаманиве (atamanive)
definite distal	атаманон (atamanon)	атаманине (atamanine)
vocative	атаману (atamanu)	атамани (atamani)
count form	—	атамана (atamana)

References

• “атаман” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Has been connected with ге́тман (gétman).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐtɐˈman]

• Audio:

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Noun

атама́н • (atamán) m anim (genitive атама́на, nominative plural атама́ны, genitive plural атама́нов)

1. (historical) ataman
2. gang-leader, robber chief

Declension

Declension of атама́н (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	атама́н atamán	атама́ны atamány
genitive	атама́на atamána	атама́нов atamánov
dative	атама́ну atamánu	атама́нам atamánam
accusative	атама́на atamána	атама́нов atamánov
instrumental	атама́ном atamánom	атама́нами atamánami
prepositional	атама́не atamáne	атама́нах atamánax

Descendants

• → German: Ataman

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Russian, from Ottoman Turkish and German Hauptmann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atǎmaːn/
• Hyphenation: а‧та‧ман

Noun

ата̀ма̄н m animacy unspecified (Latin spelling atàmān)

1. (historical) ataman

Declension

Declension of атаман

	singular	plural
nominative	ата̀ма̄н	атамани
genitive	атама́на	атамана
dative	атаману	атаманима
accusative	атамана	атамане
vocative	атаману	атамани
locative	атаману	атаманима
instrumental	атаманом	атаманима

References

• “атаман”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025