буксир

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1712. Borrowed from German Bugsierer, from bugsieren, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʊkˈsʲir]
  • (file)

Noun

букси́р • (buksír) m inan (genitive букси́ра, nominative plural букси́ры, genitive plural букси́ров, relational adjective букси́рный)

  1. tug, tugboat, towboat
  2. tow, towrope, towline
    тяну́ть на букси́реtjanútʹ na buksíreto tow
    взять на букси́рvzjatʹ na buksírto take in tow; to give a helping hand (figuratively)

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: բուքսիր (bukʻsir)
  • Persian: بکسل (boksol)
  • Ukrainian: букси́р (buksýr)

References

  1. Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “буксир”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  2. Shansky, N. M. (1965) “буксир”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, number 2 (Б), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 221

Ukrainian

Буксир «Кременець»

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian букси́р (buksír), from German Bugsierer, from bugsieren, from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʊkˈsɪr]
  • (file)

Noun

букси́р • (buksýr) m inan (genitive букси́ра, nominative plural букси́ри, genitive plural букси́рів, relational adjective букси́рний)

  1. tug, tugboat, towboat
  2. tow, towrope, towline
    тягти́ на букси́ріtjahtý na buksýrito tow
    взя́ти на букси́рvzjáty na buksýrto take in tow; to give a helping hand (figuratively)

Declension

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “буксир”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 288

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