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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian лаке́й (lakéj) or French laquais, from Spanish lacayo.
Pronunciation
Noun
лаке́й • (lakéj) m
- lackey
- Synonyms: слуга́ (slugá), прислу́жник (prislúžnik), нае́мник (naémnik)
Declension
References
- “лакей”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “лакей”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Anagrams
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish lacayo.
Pronunciation
Noun
лаке́й • (lakéj) m anim (genitive лаке́я, nominative plural лаке́и, genitive plural лаке́ев)
- lackey
1836, Николай Гоголь, “II”, in Нос; English translation from Claud Field, transl., The Nose, 1916:Взошедши в переднюю, увидел он на кожаном запачканном диване лакея своего Ивана, который, лёжа на спине, плевал в потолок и попадал довольно удачно в одно и то же место.- Vzošedši v perednjuju, uvidel on na kožanom zapačkannom divane lakeja svojevo Ivana, kotoryj, ljóža na spine, pleval v potolok i popadal dovolʹno udačno v odno i to že mesto.
- In the vestibule he saw his valet Ivan stretched on the leather couch and amusing himself by spitting at the ceiling, which he did very cleverly, hitting every time the same spot.
Declension