Inherited from Old Ruthenian палени́ца (paleníca). Analyzable as пали́ти (palýty, “to burn”) + -е- (-e-) + -ниця (-nycja).
Cognate with dialectal Belarusian паляні́ца (paljaníca), палени́ца (palenýca) and archaic Russian палени́ца (paleníca), пеляни́ца (peljaníca), пелени́ца (peleníca).
паляни́ця • (paljanýcja) f inan (genitive паляни́ці, nominative plural паляни́ці, genitive plural паляни́ць)
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, this word was famously used as a shibboleth by Ukrainians to identify enemy saboteurs. People from Russia struggle to pronounce it correctly, usually producing something like on their first try, with the stressed /i/ being an especially noticeable mistake.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | паляни́ця paljanýcja |
паляни́ці paljanýci |
genitive | паляни́ці paljanýci |
паляни́ць paljanýcʹ |
dative | паляни́ці paljanýci |
паляни́цям paljanýcjam |
accusative | паляни́цю paljanýcju |
паляни́ці paljanýci |
instrumental | паляни́цею paljanýceju |
паляни́цями paljanýcjamy |
locative | паляни́ці paljanýci |
паляни́цях paljanýcjax |
vocative | паляни́це paljanýce |
паляни́ці paljanýci |
url=palenitsaPlease see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Bulyka, A. M., editor (2003), “паленица”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 23 (осударский – паписта), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 396
url=palianicaPlease see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1993), “паляні́ца”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 8 (не́марач – пая́ць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN