чета

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic чьсти (čĭsti), from Proto-Slavic *čisti. Colloquially and dialectally, the doublet читам (čitam) from Proto-Slavic *čitati is used as well.

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Verb

чета́ (četá) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective прочета́)

  1. to read
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *četa.

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Noun

че́та (čétaf (relational adjective че́тен)

  1. military unit, troop
    Synonyms: свод (svod), отряд (otrjad), полк (polk)
Usage notes

Traditionally refers to self-organized para-military troops that effectively acted as law enforcers (on a local level) during the late stages of the Ottoman Empire. Originally, they opposed and fought bandit bands, called hayduts. Later chetas turned against the central government and participated in uprisings against the Ottoman reign over the Balkans.

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References

  • чета”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *četa.

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Noun

чета (četaf (plural чети)

  1. troop, squad

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See also

References

  • чета” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic чета (četa, troop, multitude, community), from Proto-Slavic *četa, akin to Czech četa (platoon, squad), Serbo-Croatian чета, Bulgarian чета (četa), possibly Latin caterva.

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Noun

чета́ (četáf inan (genitive четы́, nominative plural четы́, genitive plural чет)

  1. couple, pair
  2. match
    быть не чета́ кому-л или чему-лbytʹ ne četá komu-l ili čemu-lto not be in someone's league, to be inferior or superior in some respect

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *četa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃêta/
  • Hyphenation: че‧та

Noun

че̏та f (Latin spelling čȅta)

  1. troop, squad, host

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