кормчий
Russian
Etymology
From корма́ (kormá) + -чий (-čij); the helm or rudder was usually in the stern of the ship. Compare корми́ло (kormílo, “helm, rudder”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́рмчий • (kórmčij) m anim (genitive ко́рмчего, nominative plural ко́рмчие, genitive plural ко́рмчих, feminine ко́рмчая)
- (dated, nautical) helmsman (he who is responsible for steering a ship)
- (stilted, figuratively) helmsman, leader (of a country)
Declension
Declension of ко́рмчий (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-a adj)
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- Russian terms suffixed with -чий
- Russian 2-syllable words
- Russian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Russian lemmas
- Russian nouns
- Russian masculine nouns
- Russian animate nouns
- Russian dated terms
- ru:Nautical
- Russian sibilant-stem masculine accent-a adjectival nouns
- Russian nouns with accent pattern a
- Russian adjectival nouns
- ru:Leaders