кормчий
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Russian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic кръмьчии (krŭmĭčii). By surface analysis, корма́ (kormá) + -чий (-čij); the helm or rudder was usually in the stern of the ship. Compare корми́ло (kormílo, “helm, rudder”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Declension of ко́рмчий (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-a adj)
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- Russian terms suffixed with -чий
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