sputnik
Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957.
» Sputnik was sent on the fourth of October, nineteen fifty-seven.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957.
Sputnik
спу́тникspútnik, иску́сственный спу́тникiskússtvennyj spútnik
супу́тникsupútnyk, спу́тнікspútnik
(dated)Any artificial satellite.
a Russian artificial satellite
(slang)The currency sign ¤.
Examples
3 sentencesSputnik was sent on the fourth of October, nineteen fifty-seven.
Laika died when Sputnik 2 burned out in the atmosphere.
Sputnik 1 was the first satellite to orbit around the Earth.
deSputnik 1 war der erste erdumrundende Satellit.
Translations
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Origin
From Russian спу́тник (spútnik, “satellite”, literally “fellow traveller”), from с- (s-, “From Russian спу́тник (spútnik, “satellite”, literally “fellow traveller”), from с- (s-, “with, together”) + пу́тник (pútnik, “traveller”), from путь (putʹ, “way, journey”) + agent suffix -ник (-nik).
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