буксир

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1705. Ultimately from Dutch boegseren, from Portuguese puxar, from Latin pulsāre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bʊkˈsʲir]

Noun

букси́р • (buksír) m inan (genitive букси́ра, nominative plural букси́ры, genitive plural букси́ров)

  1. tug, tugboat, towboat
  2. tow, towrope, towline
    тяну́ть на букси́ре ― tjanútʹ na buksíre ― to tow
    взять на букси́р ― vzjatʹ na buksír ― to take in tow; to give a helping hand (figuratively)

Declension
Declension of букси́р (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative букси́р
buksír		 букси́ры
buksíry
genitive букси́ра
buksíra		 букси́ров
buksírov
dative букси́ру
buksíru		 букси́рам
buksíram
accusative букси́р
buksír		 букси́ры
buksíry
instrumental букси́ром
buksírom		 букси́рами
buksírami
prepositional букси́ре
buksíre		 букси́рах
buksírax

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Armenian: բուքսիր (bukʿsir)
  • Persian: بکسل‎ (boksol)
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