bosman

See also: Bosman

Bislama

Etymology

From English bossman or boatsman. By surface analysis, bos (“boss”) +‎ man (“man; person”) or bot (“boat, ship”) +‎ man.

Noun

bosman

1. foreman, supervisor, overseer (leader of a work crew)

   Synonym: foman

   Bosman blong ples ia i talem mifala blong stat wok long seven klok.

   The foreman of this place told us to start work at seven o'clock.

Related terms

• bos (“boss”)
• man (“man; person”)

See also

• bot (“boat, ship”)
• boskru (“crew; crewman, crewmember”)

References

• Crowley, Terry (2003), “bosman”, in A New Bislama Dictionary, 2nd edition, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, →ISBN, page 59

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch bootsman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔsman]
• Hyphenation: bos‧man
• Rhymes: -man, -an, -n

Noun

bosman (plural bosman-bosman)

1. (nautical) boatsman

   Synonyms: bosun, serang

Further reading

• “bosman”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

German Boot

German -s-

Proto-Indo-European *mon-

Proto-Germanic *mann-

Proto-West Germanic *mann

Old High German man

Middle High German man

German Mann

German Bootsmannbor.

Polish bosman

Borrowed from German Bootsmann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔs.man/

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• Rhymes: -ɔsman
• Syllabification: bos‧man

Noun

bosman m pers (related adjective bosmański)

1. boatswain
2. petty officer

Declension

Declension of bosman

	singular	plural
nominative	bosman	bosmani/bosmany (deprecative)
genitive	bosmana	bosmanów
dative	bosmanowi	bosmanom
accusative	bosmana	bosmanów
instrumental	bosmanem	bosmanami
locative	bosmanie	bosmanach
vocative	bosmanie	bosmani

Derived terms

nouns

• bosmanat
• bosmanka

Related terms

noun

• bosmanmat

Further reading

• “bosman”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “bosman”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)