dragoman
See also: Dragomán
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English dragman, borrowed from Old French drugeman, from Medieval Latin dragumannus, from Byzantine Greek δραγομάνος (dragomános), from Arabic تُرْجُمَان (turjumān, “translator, interpreter”). Compare truchman.
Noun
dragoman (plural dragomans or dragomen)
- (historical) An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages.
Translations
an interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages
Czech
Etymology
From Arabic تُرْجُمَان (turjumān, “translator, interpreter”).
Declension
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | dragoman | dragomani |
genitive | dragomana | dragomanů |
dative | dragomanovi, dragomanu | dragomanům |
accusative | dragomana | dragomany |
vocative | dragomane | dragomani |
locative | dragomanovi, dragomanu | dragomanech |
instrumental | dragomanem | dragomany |
Derived terms
- dragomanit
- dragomanský
French
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