толкач

Russian

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Russian толкать (tolkatʹ)
    Old East Slavic -ачь (-ačĭ)
    Russian -ач (-ač)
    Russian толкач (tolkač)

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [tɐɫˈkat͡ɕ]
    • Rhymes: -at͡ɕ

    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
    4. (archaic) pestle
      Synonym: пест (pest)
    5. (slang) a drug dealer

    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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