astronaut
See also: Astronaut
English
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Etymology
[edit]From astro- + -naut. Coined from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) and ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: ăsʹtrənôt'
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæstɹəˌnɔːt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæstɹəˌnɔt/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈæstɹəˌnɑt/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]astronaut (plural astronauts)
- A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
- An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut, taikonaut, spationaut, and vyomanaut.
- 2013, Edward Clinton Ezell, Linda Neuman Ezell, The Partnership: A NASA History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Courier Corporation, →ISBN:
- Though from different social, economic, and political worlds, the astronauts and cosmonauts had much in common, both as professionals and human beings.
- An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut, taikonaut, spationaut, and vyomanaut.
- (Hong Kong) A person (typically man) working abroad away from their family.
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose — see also cosmonaut
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Albanian
[edit]Noun
[edit]astronaut
Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). By surface analysis, astro- + -naut.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]astronaut m anim (female equivalent astronautka)
Declension
[edit]Declension of astronaut (hard masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astronaut | astronauti, astronauté |
| genitive | astronauta | astronautů |
| dative | astronautovi, astronautu | astronautům |
| accusative | astronauta | astronauty |
| vocative | astronaute | astronauti, astronauté |
| locative | astronautovi, astronautu | astronautech |
| instrumental | astronautem | astronauty |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “astronaut”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “astronaut”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “astronaut”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
- “astronaut” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz
Danish
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[edit]Noun
[edit]astronaut c (singular definite astronauten, plural indefinite astronauter)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of astronaut
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | astronaut | astronauten | astronauter | astronauterne |
| genitive | astronauts | astronautens | astronauters | astronauternes |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
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astronaut on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English astronaut.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]astronaut m (plural astronauten, diminutive astronautje n, feminine astronaute)
- a (male) astronaut [from early 1950s]
- Synonyms: kosmonaut, ruimtevaarder
- De astronaut bereidt zich voor op een wandeling in de ruimte. ― The astronaut is preparing for a spacewalk.
- Als kind droomde hij ervan om astronaut te worden. ― As a child, he dreamt of becoming an astronaut.
- De training van een astronaut is intensief en uitdagend. ― The training of an astronaut is intensive and challenging.
Derived terms
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[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English astronaut.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]astronaut
- astronaut.
- Synonyms: angkasawan, antariksawan, kosmonaut
Further reading
[edit]- “astronaut” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]astronaut m (definite singular astronauten, indefinite plural astronauter, definite plural astronautene)
References
[edit]- “astronaut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
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[edit]Noun
[edit]astronaut m (definite singular astronauten, indefinite plural astronautar, definite plural astronautane)
References
[edit]- “astronaut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French astronaute, English astronaut.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]astronaut m (plural astronauți, feminine equivalent astronaută)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | astronaut | astronautul | astronauți | astronauții | |
| genitive-dative | astronaut | astronautului | astronauți | astronauților | |
| vocative | astronautule | astronauților | |||
Related terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- astronaut in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]astronàut m (Cyrillic spelling астрона̀ут)
Declension
[edit]Declension of astronaut
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | astronaut | astronauti |
| genitive | astronauta | astronauta |
| dative | astronautu | astronautima |
| accusative | astronauta | astronaute |
| vocative | astronaute | astronauti |
| locative | astronautu | astronautima |
| instrumental | astronautom | astronautima |
Swedish
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[edit]Noun
[edit]astronaut c
- an astronaut
Declension
[edit]Declension of astronaut
See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms prefixed with astro-
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- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
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- en:Astronautics
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