палач

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Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Agent noun of па́ля (pálja, to ignite fire) +‎ -ач (-ač).

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Noun

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пала́ч (paláčm (rare)

  1. fireraiser
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References

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  • 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

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Borrowed from Russian пала́ч (paláč), of unclear origin.

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Noun

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пала́ч (paláčm (standard)

  1. executioner
    Synonym: екзеку́тор (ekzekútor)
  2. (figurative) tormentor, torturer
    Synonyms: изтеза́тел (iztezátel), мъчи́тел (mǎčítel)
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References

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  • 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

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpaɫat͡ʃ]
  • Hyphenation: па‧лач

Noun

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палач (palačm (plural палачи, relational adjective палачен)

  1. (literary, rare) executioner, hangman
    Synonyms: џелат (dželat), главосек (glavosek), главорез (glavorez), погубник (pogubnik), бесач (besač)

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References

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  • палач” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

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Russian

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Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Often ascribed to Turkish pala (sword) +‎ -ач (-ač) or *palacı (sword bearer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɐˈɫat͡ɕ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡ɕ

Noun

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пала́ч (paláčm anim (genitive палача́, nominative plural палачи́, genitive plural палаче́й)

  1. (also figuratively) executioner, hangman

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