бомбомёт

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1911 [see citations]. From бо́мба (bómba) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ -мёт (-mjót), combining form of мета́ть (metátʹ, “to throw”); calque of German Bombenwerfer [Arapova].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bəmbɐˈmʲɵt]

Noun

бомбомёт • (bombomjót) m inan (genitive бомбомёта, nominative plural бомбомёты, genitive plural бомбомётов)

  1. anti-submarine mortar
  2. bomb thrower

Declension

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References
  • Arapova, N. S. (2000), “бомбомёт”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 59
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