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Ataman

At′a-man

,
Noun.
[Russ.
ataman’
: cf. Pol.
hetman
, G.
hauptmann
headman, chieftain. Cf.
Hetman
.]
A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.

Definition 2024


ataman

ataman

English

Alternative forms

Noun

ataman (plural atamans)

  1. (historical) A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves.

Translations

See also


Cimbrian

Verb

ataman

  1. to breathe

References

  • “ataman” in Umberto Martello Martalar, Alfonso Bellotto, Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Setti Communi vicentini, 1st edition, 1974.

Crimean Tatar

ataman

Noun

ataman

  1. male turkey

Declension


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Russian, from Ottoman Turkish and German Hauptmann.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atǎmaːn/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ta‧man

Noun

atàmān m (Cyrillic spelling ата̀ма̄н)

  1. ataman

Declension

References

  • ataman” in Hrvatski jezični portal