Almost everyone came across the word "station". The origin of the term, according to the linguist and lexicographer M. Fasmer, is associated with the English name of the entertainment institution and park located near London - Vauxhall ("Voxhall"). The researcher also draws attention to the fact that this institution was owned by D. Vox in the 18th century. Further in the essay the origin of the word “station” will be considered.
Dictionary word
Before starting a study of the origin of the word “station”, we turn to the dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron, which states the following. This term in the Russian language has become a household word, as well as the residence of the emperor near St. Petersburg, in the city of Pavlovsk. There was a railway station and at the same time a pleasure establishment.
However, modern scholars argue that the railway station and entertainment facility (culinary site) were not located in the same building, but in the neighborhood. The station itself was not called the “station” right away. This happened no earlier than the second half of the 19th century.
If someone needs to make a sentence with the word "station", then you can use the proposed examples. These are such as:
- The bus, overcoming the traffic jam, drove to the main station.
- On the platform of the station there were many people who escorted departing people.
- I had to go to the ticket office of the station to get train tickets, because they could not be ordered by phone.
Next, we will study how this term was formed.
Origin and distribution
Considering the question of what language the word “station” came from Russian, it is worth saying that the version of M. Fasmer is generally accepted. He claimed that the term came from the English language.
For the first time in the meaning of “railway station”, the word “station” is found in the novel “The Idiot” by F. M. Dostoevsky, written between 1867 and 1869. In the Russian Language Dictionary (academic), this term is fixed in the same meaning as in the above-described novel, in 1891. It should be noted that the term “passenger building” exists in the railway technical documentation, but the word “station” entered into general use.
Description
Considering the origin of the word “station”, one should study the meaning of the term. In the dictionary, it is described as a complex of structures and buildings (in some cases a single building), which are located at the passenger transportation point, as well as communication lines.
Stations can be railway, air and sea (water). Their main purpose is the transportation of passengers, as well as the transportation of goods, including baggage. Depending on the type of communication paths, they are divided into:
- railway;
- air terminals;
- sea;
- river;
- Bus
- route (intercity taxi).
Including may be complexes that combine several types, for example, bus and rail. It should be noted that due to their better accessibility and a wide range of geographical directions, railways are most popular. Therefore, in everyday speech, this term refers to just such.
Another variety
Having studied the etymology of the word "station", you should consider another of its types. An airfield is one of the names of the airport in everyday speech. And it is also called the airport terminal. However, the first option is more often used to designate military airports, and the second for civilian ones.
The airport terminal, like all other types, is intended for the carriage of passengers, their baggage, as well as other goods in almost any direction. Transportation is carried out by air using in most cases airplanes, less often - helicopters.
At present, airplanes with jet engines are used, as they can reduce travel time and lift more cargo into the air. However, turboprop aircraft and helicopters are also used, in particular in Russia, in the far North and in the tundra.
It must be said that, despite the high speed of movement with the help of air transport, there is a significant minus - this is the cost of tickets. Indirectly and for this reason, trains are more popular than air traffic.
In conclusion, it is worth saying that the “station” is the name of the village, which is located in Ukraine, in the Nikolaev region, in the Voznesensky district. It was founded in the middle of the 20th century, and today, according to the population census conducted in 2001, only 150 people live here.
As can be seen from the above, this term, which came to us from the English language, today is inextricably linked with the road and travel.