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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ка́рцер (kárcer) or German Karzer; ultimately from Latin carcer.
Pronunciation
Noun
ка́рцер • (kárcer) m
- small unlit detention cell in a prison or military barracks, for temporary, usually solitary confinement
- the punishment of spending time in such a detention cell
Дадоха ми 4 дена ка́рцер заради една кавга.- Dadoha mi 4 dena kárcer zaradi edna kavga.
- They gave me 4 days of solitary confinement because I was in an argument.
Declension
References
- “карцер”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “карцер”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin carcer via German Karzer.
Pronunciation
Noun
ка́рцер • (kárcer) m inan (genitive ка́рцера, nominative plural ка́рцеры, genitive plural ка́рцеров)
- lockup; punishment cell; sweatbox, isolation ward
Declension