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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *podьlьcь. Equivalent to по́дъл (pódǎl, “low, dishonest, vile”) + -ец (-ec).
Pronunciation
Noun
подле́ц • (podléc) m
- scoundrel, miscreant
Declension
References
- “подлец”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “подлец”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podьlьcь, from *podьlъ. By surface analysis, подол (podol) + -ец (-ec).
Pronunciation
Noun
подлец • (podlec) m
- scoundrel, miscreant
Declension
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podьlьcь. By surface analysis, по́длый (pódlyj) + -ец (-ec).
Pronunciation
Noun
подле́ц • (podléc) m anim (genitive подлеца́, nominative plural подлецы́, genitive plural подлецо́в)
- (derogatory) wretch, scoundrel, rascal (having a dishonest and low character)
- Synonyms: негодя́й (negodjáj), мерза́вец (merzávec)
1892, Антон Чехов , “Глава II”, in Палата № 6; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Ward No. 6, 1921:В свои́х сужде́ниях о лю́дях он клал густы́е кра́ски, то́лько бе́лую и чёрную, не признава́я никаки́х отте́нков; челове́чество дели́лось у него́ на че́стных и подлецо́в; середи́ны же не бы́ло.- V svoíx suždénijax o ljúdjax on klal gustýje kráski, tólʹko béluju i čórnuju, ne priznavája nikakíx otténkov; čelovéčestvo delílosʹ u nevó na čéstnyx i podlecóv; seredíny že ne býlo.
- In his criticisms of people he laid on the colours thick, using only black and white, and no fine shades; mankind was divided for him into honest men and scoundrels: there was nothing in between.
Declension