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.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɫot͡smən]

Noun

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

  1. (nautical) pilot (specialist who navigates ships in dangerous areas, ports, etc.)
  2. (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

References
  1. Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “лоцман”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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