сечца

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic сѣчьца (sěčĭca), formed from сека́ (seká, “to cut, to chop”) +‎ -ца (-ca).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛt͡ʃˈt͡sa]

Noun

сечца́ • (sečcá) m

1. (dated, poetic) executor

   Synonyms: пала́ч (paláč), екзеку́тор (ekzekútor)

Declension

Declension of сечца́

	singular	plural
indefinite	сечца́ sečcá	сечци́ sečcí
definite	сечца́та sečcáta	сечци́те sečcíte

Related terms

• сеч (seč, “cutting, slaughter”)
• сека́ч (sekáč, “cutter (agent)”)
• се́чец (séčec, “cutter, incisor (tool)”)
• сечни́к (sečník, “lubber for cutting onto”) (dialectal)
• се́чко (séčko, “February”) (dated)

References

• сѣчьца in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"