кормчий

Russian

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): [ˈkormt͡ɕɪj]

Noun

ко́рмчий • (kórmčij) m anim (genitive ко́рмчего, nominative plural ко́рмчие, genitive plural ко́рмчих, feminine ко́рмчая)

  1. (dated, nautical) helmsman (he who is responsible for steering a ship)
  2. (stilted, figuratively) helmsman, leader (of a country)

Declension
Declension of ко́рмчий (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-a adj) 
singular plural
nominative ко́рмчий
kórmčij		 ко́рмчие
kórmčije
genitive ко́рмчего
kórmčevo		 ко́рмчих
kórmčix
dative ко́рмчему
kórmčemu		 ко́рмчим
kórmčim
accusative ко́рмчего
kórmčevo		 ко́рмчих
kórmčix
instrumental ко́рмчим
kórmčim		 ко́рмчими
kórmčimi
prepositional ко́рмчем
kórmčem		 ко́рмчих
kórmčix
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