толкач

Russian

Etymology

From толкать (tolkatʹ, “to push”) +‎ -ач (-ač)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tɐlˈkat͡ɕ]

Noun

толка́ч • (tolkáč) m inan (genitive толкача́, nominative plural толкачи́, genitive plural толкаче́й)

  1. (rail transport) helper engine, pusher engine, bank engine (a railway locomotive that temporarily assists a train that requires additional power or traction to climb a gradient)
  2. pusher tugboat
  3. (colloquial) one who pushes

Declension
Declension of толка́ч (inan masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b) 
singular plural
nominative толка́ч
tolkáč		 толкачи́
tolkačí
genitive толкача́
tolkačá		 толкаче́й
tolkačéj
dative толкачу́
tolkačú		 толкача́м
tolkačám
accusative толка́ч
tolkáč		 толкачи́
tolkačí
instrumental толкачо́м
tolkačóm		 толкача́ми
tolkačámi
prepositional толкаче́
tolkačé		 толкача́х
tolkačáx
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