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Lithuanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German bodel, from Proto-Germanic *budilaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: bu‧de‧lis
Noun
bùdelis m (plural bùdeliai) stress pattern 1
- executioner
- (figurative) torturer, tormentor
- Synonym: kankìntojas
Declension
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Further reading
- “budelis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “budelis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024