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Russian word of the day: Гонщик

Sep 25, 2023 (see all)
го́нщик
[ gón'-scheek ]
Noun , masculine
racer, racing driver, pilot

Morphemic analysis

гонщик
root: гон
suffix: щик

Etymology

гнать - to speed along

Examples

  • Он мечта́л стать го́нщиком Фо́рмулы-1.

    on meech-tál stat' gón'-schee-kam fór-mu-ly a-déen

    He dreamed of becoming a Formula 1 driver.

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  • В результа́те столкнове́ния о́ба го́нщика бы́ли вы́нуждены сойти с диста́нции.

    v ree-zul'-tá-tye stalk-na-vyé-nee-ya, ó-ba gón'-schee-ka vý-nuzh-dee-ny bý-lee saî-tee s dees-tán-tsee-ee

    As a result of the collision, both drivers were forced to drop out of the race.

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Declension of the word гонщик

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. го́нщик го́нщики
Genitive Gen. го́нщика го́нщиков
Dative Dat. го́нщику го́нщикам
Accusative Acc. го́нщика го́нщиков
Instrumental Inst. го́нщиком го́нщиками
Prepositional Prep. го́нщике го́нщиках

Same stem words

to take a run, to gather momentum/speed, to accelerate
наперегонки́ [na-pee-ree-gan-kee] Adverb
racing one another; competing in speed
to overtake

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