ataman

See also: Ataman

English

Alternative forms

• attaman
• otaman
• vataman
• wataman

Etymology

From Russian атама́н (atamán).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈætəmən/

Noun

ataman (plural atamans)

1. (historical) A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves.

Translations

title

• Arabic: أٰتَامَان m (ʔātāmān)
• Armenian: ատաման (hy) (ataman)
• Azerbaijani: ataman
• Bashkir: атаман (ataman)
• Belarusian: атама́н m (atamán)
• Bulgarian: атама́н m (atamán)
• Chuvash: утаман (ut̬aman)
• Finnish: atamaani (fi)
• French: ataman (fr) m
• German: Ataman (de) m
• Greek: αταμάνος m (atamános)
• Italian: atamano (it) m
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• Japanese: アタマン (ataman)
• Kalmyk: одмн (odmn)
• Kazakh: атаман m (ataman)
• Korean: 아타만 (ataman)
• Kyrgyz: атаман (ky) (ataman)
• Polish: ataman (pl) m, atamanka f
• Portuguese: atamã m
• Russian: атама́н (ru) m (atamán)
• Spanish: atamán m
• Tatar: атаман (tt) (ataman)
• Turkish: ataman (tr)
• Turkmen: ataman (tk)
• Ukrainian: ота́ман m (otáman)
• Yakut: атамаан (atamaan)

See also

• hetman

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ta‧man
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈtaman/ [ʔaˈta.man̪]

Noun

ataman

1. (dated) servant

   Synonyms: katabang, suruguon

2. ward (someone or something being cared for)
3. pet

Verb

ataman

1. to take care; to look after

   Synonym: mangno

Derived terms

• atamanon
• kag-ataman
• mag-ataman

 

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Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German ātemen, from Old High German ātamōn, equivalent to aatom +‎ -an. Cognate to German atmen; compare Dutch ademen.

Verb

ataman (third-person singular present indicative atamet, past participle ga-atamet, auxiliary haban)

1. (Sette Comuni) to breathe

   Alles ba léebet, atamet.

   Everything that lives breathes.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ataman

infinitive		ataman
present participle		atamanten
past participle		ga-atamet
auxiliary		haban
	indicative			subjunctive
present	ich atame	bar ataman	i	ich atame	bar ataman
	du atamest	iart atamet		du atamest	iart atamet
	ear atamet	ze atament		ear atame	ze ataman
preterite (composed)	ich han ga-atamet	bar haban ga-atamet	ii	ich atamate	bar atamatan
	du hast ga-atamet	iart habet ga-atamet		du atamatest	iart atamatet
	ear hat ga-atamet	ze habent ga-atamet		ear atamate	ze atamatan
imperative	—	atamabar
	atam (du)	atamet (iart)
	atame (ear)	ataman (ze)

References

• “ataman” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

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Crimean Tatar

ataman

Noun

ataman

1. male turkey

Declension

Declension of ataman

nominative	ataman
genitive	atamannıñ
dative	atamanğa
accusative	atamannı
locative	atamanda
ablative	atamandan

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French

Etymology

From Russian атама́н (atamán).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ta.mɑ̃/

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Noun

ataman m (plural atamans)

1. (historical) ataman

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wataman, from 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈta.man/
• Rhymes: -aman
• Syllabification: a‧ta‧man

Noun

ataman m pers (female equivalent atamanka)

1. (historical) ataman

Declension

Declension of ataman

	singular	plural
nominative	ataman	atamani/atamanowie
genitive	atamana	atamanów
dative	atamanowi	atamanom
accusative	atamana	atamanów
instrumental	atamanem	atamanami
locative	atamanie	atamanach
vocative	atamanie	atamani/atamanowie

Derived terms

adjective

• atamański

 

noun

• atamaństwo

 

verbs

• atamanić
• atamanować

 

Further reading

• ataman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ataman in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

From Russian атаман (ataman) or Ukrainian атаман (ataman). Doublet of vătăman.

Noun

ataman m (plural atamani)

1. (historical) Cossack chieftain
2. fisherman chief

Declension

Declension of ataman

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) ataman	atamanul	(niște) atamani	atamanii
genitive/dative	(unui) ataman	atamanului	(unor) atamani	atamanilor
vocative	atamanule		atamanilor

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Russian, from Ottoman Turkish and German Hauptmann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atǎmaːn/
• Hyphenation: a‧ta‧man

Noun

atàmān m (Cyrillic spelling ата̀ма̄н)

1. ataman

Declension

Declension of ataman

	singular	plural
nominative	atàmān	atamani
genitive	atamána	atamana
dative	atamanu	atamanima
accusative	atamana	atamane
vocative	atamanu	atamani
locative	atamanu	atamanima
instrumental	atamanom	atamanima

References

• “ataman” in Hrvatski jezični portal