толкач

Russian

Etymology

From толкать (tolkatʹ, “to push”) +‎ -ач (-ač)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɐɫˈkat͡ɕ]

Noun

толка́ч • (tolkáč) m inan (genitive толкача́, nominative plural толкачи́, genitive plural толкаче́й)

1. (rail transport) helper engine, pusher engine, bank engine (a railway locomotive that temporarily assists a train that requires additional power or traction to climb a gradient)
2. pusher tugboat
3. (colloquial) one who pushes
4. (archaic) pestle

   Synonym: пест (pest)

Declension

Declension of толка́ч (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	толка́ч tolkáč	толкачи́ tolkačí
genitive	толкача́ tolkačá	толкаче́й tolkačéj
dative	толкачу́ tolkačú	толкача́м tolkačám
accusative	толка́ч tolkáč	толкачи́ tolkačí
instrumental	толкачо́м tolkačóm	толкача́ми tolkačámi
prepositional	толкаче́ tolkačé	толкача́х tolkačáx