дирижёр

Russian

Etymology

Probably an inner-Russian formation as дирижи́ровать (dirižírovatʹ) + -ёр (-jór), from Latin dīrigere (to direct, steer)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʲɪrʲɪˈʐor]
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Noun

дирижёр (dirižór) m anim (genitive дирижёра, nominative plural дирижёры, genitive plural дирижёров)

  1. (music) conductor of a musical ensemble, bandmaster

Declension

References

  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), дирижёр”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 255
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