авиаматка

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1923. From авиа- (avia-) + ма́тка (mátka, womb); an inexact calque of German Flugzeugmutterschiff.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌavʲɪɐˈmatkə]

Noun

авиама́тка • (aviamátka) f inan (genitive авиама́тки, nominative plural авиама́тки, genitive plural авиама́ток)

  1. (obsolete, nautical) aircraft carrier, seaplane tender
    Synonym: авиано́сец (avianósec)
  2. (obsolete, aviation) airborne aircraft carrier, mother ship

Declension

See also

References

  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “авиаматка”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press
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