cosmonaut
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cosmonaut
- /ˈkɒz.məˌnɔːt/ UK
- /ˈkɑz.məˌnɔt/ US
- /ˈkɑz.məˌnɑt/ cot caught merger
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian космона́вт (kosmonávt), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “universe”) + ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -naut.
noun cosmonauts
- An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one. Khrushchev’s answer came 60 years ago, on April 12, 1961, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin circled the Earth aboard a spacecraft called Vostok 1.
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noun an astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one — see also astronaut
| Español | cosmonauta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우주비행사 ujubihaengsa |
| 日本語 | 宇宙飛行士 uchū hikōshi, コスモノート kosumonōto |
| 中文 | 太空人 tàikōngrén, 宇航員 /宇航员 yǔhángyuán, 航天員 /航天员 hángtiānyuán, 宇宙飛行員 /宇宙飞行员 yǔzhòu fēixíngyuán |
| हिन्दी | अंतरिक्ष यात्री antrikṣ yātrī |
| Português | cosmonauta |
| Français | cosmonaute |
| Deutsch | Kosmonaut |
| Italiano | cosmonauta |
| Ελληνικά | κοσμοναύτης kosmonáftis |
| Română | cosmonaut, cosmonaută |
| Русский | космона́вт kosmonávt |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà du hành vũ trụ, phi hành gia |
| العربية | رَجُل فَضَاء rajul faḍāʔ, رَائِد فَضَاء rāʔid faḍāʔ, مَلَّاح فَضَائِيّ mallāḥ faḍāʔiyy |
| עברית | קוסמונאוט kosmonaut, קוסמונאוטית kosmonaut'it |
Talk about this word "cosmonaut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cosmonaut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cosmonaut. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cosmonaut "cosmonaut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cosmonaut.Cite this
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title = {cosmonaut},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cosmonaut},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
