ватман

From French wattman, formed from watt (“unit of power”) + English man.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvatmən]

ва́тман • (vátman) m (feminine ва́тманка)

1. tram driver, wattman

   От лавката ли си купи билета? Или директно от ватмана?

   Ot lavkata li si kupi bileta? Ili direktno ot vatmana?

   Did you buy yourself a ticket from the booth? Or directly from the tram driver?

• Although the term is ultimately derived from the English word man, it does not transmute to "woman" or similar in Bulgarian when describing a female tram driver.

• ва́тмански (vátmanski)

• ватман in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• ватман in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)
• Georgiev V. I., editor (1971), “ватман”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 123

Shortening of ватманская бума́га (vatmanskaja bumága), from English Whatman paper, named after James Whatman.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvatmən]

ва́тман • (vátman) m inan (genitive ва́тмана, nominative plural ва́тманы, genitive plural ва́тманов)

1. Whatman paper (high-quality drawing paper)

   Synonym: ватманская бума́га (vatmanskaja bumága)