отаман

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Possibly from Crimean Tatar ata (ancestor, father) with the augmentative suffix -man.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɔˈtamɐn]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ота́ман (otámanm pers (genitive ота́мана, nominative plural ота́мани, genitive plural ота́манів, feminine ота́манка)

  1. ataman, otaman (Cossack chieftain)
  2. (historical) a high military rank in Ukrainian armies of the XX century
  3. (dated) leader, head, chief

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Further reading[edit]

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2020), “ота́ман”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 11 (обмін – оя́снювати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “отаман”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka