палач
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Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Agent noun of па́ля (pálja, “to ignite fire”) + -ач (-ač).
Pronunciation
Noun
Declension
Declension of пала́ч
Related terms
- паля́к (palják, “easily agitated person”) (colloquail)
- пали́тел (palítel), подпалва́ч (podpalváč, “arsonist”) (agent nouns)
- пали́ло (palílo), пали́ч (palíč, “incendiary”) (instrumental nouns)
- пали́во (palívo, “fuel, material for ignition”)
References
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “палач¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 23
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian пала́ч (paláč), of unclear origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
пала́ч • (paláč) m (standard)
- executioner
- Synonym: екзеку́тор (ekzekútor)
- (figurative) tormentor, torturer
- Synonyms: изтеза́тел (iztezátel), мъчи́тел (mǎčítel)
Declension
Declension of пала́ч
Related terms
References
- “палач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “палач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “палач²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 23
Anagrams
Macedonian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
палач • (palač) m (plural палачи, relational adjective палачен)
- (literary, rare) executioner, hangman
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | палач (palač) | палачи (palači) |
| definite unspecified | палачот (palačot) | палачите (palačite) |
| definite proximal | палачов (palačov) | палачиве (palačive) |
| definite distal | палачон (palačon) | палачине (palačine) |
| vocative | палачу (palaču) | палачи (palači) |
| count form | — | палача (palača) |
References
- “палач” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Anagrams
- лапач (lapač)
Russian
Alternative forms
- пала́чъ (paláč) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Often ascribed to Turkish pala (“sword”) + -ач (-ač) or *palacı (“sword bearer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
пала́ч • (paláč) m anim (genitive палача́, nominative plural палачи́, genitive plural палаче́й)
- (also figuratively) executioner, hangman
Declension
Declension of пала́ч (anim masc-form sibilant-stem accent-b)