cosmonaut

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian космона́вт (kosmonávt), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “universe”) + ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”). By surface analysis, cosmo- +‎ -naut. === Pronunciation === enPR: kŏz'mənôt (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒz.məˌnɔːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑz.məˌnɔt/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɑz.məˌnɑt/ === Noun === cosmonaut (plural cosmonauts) An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Romanian == === Alternative forms === космонаут (cosmonaut) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from French cosmonaute. By surface analysis, cosmo- +‎ -naut. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kos.mo.na.ˈut/ === Noun === cosmonaut m (plural cosmonauți, feminine equivalent cosmonaută) cosmonaut Synonym: astronaut ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “cosmonaut”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026