ко́рмчий
nounmasculine & feminineanimatecountablevery rarely used (#31126)
- 1.
helmsman, steersman, pilotnautical
Ко́рмчий уве́ренно вёл су́дно сквозь шторм.
The helmsman steered the ship confidently through the storm.
Archaic or lofty; the modern everyday word is рулевой.
- 2.
leader (of a nation), helmsman (figurative), guiding leader
Его называ́ли вели́ким ко́рмчим страны́.
He was called the great helmsman of the country.
Rhetorical, often in the epithet «великий кормчий» 'great helmsman'.
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Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom.nominative | ко́рмчий | ко́рмчие |
| gen.genitive | ко́рмчего | ко́рмчих |
| dat.dative | ко́рмчему | ко́рмчим |
| acc.accusative | ко́рмчего | ко́рмчих |
| inst.instrumental | ко́рмчим | ко́рмчими |
| prep.prepositional | ко́рмчем | ко́рмчих |
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Dumbysol edited noun basics and declension 4 years ago.
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