отаман

Ukrainian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Has been connected with ге́тьман (hétʹman).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɔˈtamɐn]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

ота́ман • (otáman) m pers (genitive ота́мана, nominative plural ота́мани, genitive plural ота́манів, feminine ота́манка)

  1. ataman, otaman (Cossack chieftain)
  2. (historical) a high military rank in Ukrainian armies of the XX century
  3. (dated) leader, head, chief

Declension

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Further reading
  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2020), “ота́ман”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 11 (обмін – оя́снювати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
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