всежегом

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Bulgarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Church Slavonic вьсежегомъ (vĭsežegomŭ), a calque of Ancient Greek ὁλοκαυτούμενος (holokautoúmenos) (compare Late Latin holocaustum, English holocaust). Equivalent to все- (vse-) +‎ жежа (žeža, to heat, calorify) + -ом (-om). The literal meaning is scorched from all sides.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈfsɛʒɛɡom]
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

все́жегом (vséžegom)

  1. (dated, poetic) sacrificial, intended for sacrifice via incineration

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References[edit]

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