лоцман

Russian

Лоцман (sense 1) - Maritime pilot

Лоцманы (sense 2) и акула - Pilot fish (pl.) and shark

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch loodsman. Compare English lodesman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɫot͡smən]

Noun

ло́цман • (lócman) m anim (genitive ло́цмана, nominative plural ло́цманы, genitive plural ло́цманов, relational adjective ло́цманский)

2. (nautical) pilot (specialist who navigates ships in dangerous areas, ports, etc.)
4. (zoology) pilot fish (a fish, Naucrates ductor, that often follows large vessels and sharks)

   Synonym: ры́ба-ло́цман (rýba-lócman)

Declension

Declension of ло́цман (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ло́цман lócman	ло́цманы lócmany
genitive	ло́цмана lócmana	ло́цманов lócmanov
dative	ло́цману lócmanu	ло́цманам lócmanam
accusative	ло́цмана lócmana	ло́цманов lócmanov
instrumental	ло́цманом lócmanom	ло́цманами lócmanami
prepositional	ло́цмане lócmane	ло́цманах lócmanax

See also

• ло́цманский (lócmanskij, adjective)
• лидиро́вщик (lidiróvščik, “leaderman, navigator”) (the aviation equivalent)