sput|nik

sput|nik
sput|nik «SPUHT nihk, SPUT-», noun.
an artificial earth satellite, especially one of a series launched by the former Soviet Union. The first Russian sputnik was put into orbit on October 4, 1957.
[< Russian (Iskusstvennyj) Sputnik (Zemli) (Artificial) Satellite (of the Earth) < sputnik (literally) companion]

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  • sputnik — sput·nik …   English syllables

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  • sputnik — sput·nik s.m.inv. ES russo {{wmetafile0}} ciascuno dei primi dieci satelliti artificiali lanciati dai sovietici | estens., satellite artificiale {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1957. ETIMO: russo sputnik propr. compagno di viaggio …   Dizionario italiano

  • Sputnik — Spụt|nik 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 Name des ersten (russ.) künstlichen Erdsatelliten [Etym.: russ., »Begleiter Weggefährte«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Sputnik — Sput|nik a ↑satellite put into space by the former Soviet Union. There were several Sputniks, but the first of these (Sputnik I in 1957) was the first satellite ever to go around the Earth …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Sputnik — Sput|nik [ʃp..., sp...] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. russ. sputnik, eigtl. »Weggenosse, Gefährte«>: 1. Name der ersten künstlichen Erdsatelliten. 2. (ugs. veraltend) [ständiger] Begleiter …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • sputnik — sput•nik [[t]ˈspʊt nɪk, ˈspʌt [/t]] n. cvb ars (sometimes cap.) any of a series of Soviet earth orbiting satellites • Etymology: 1957; < Russ: satellite, traveling companion …   From formal English to slang

  • sputnik — sput|nik sb., ken, ker, kerne (russisk satellit) …   Dansk ordbog

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