budelis

Lithuanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German bodel, from Proto-Germanic *budilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʊdʲɛlʲɪs]
• Rhymes: -ʊdʲɛlʲɪs
• Syllabification: bù‧de‧lis

Noun

bùdelis m (plural bùdeliai) stress pattern 1

1. executioner
2. (figurative) torturer, tormentor

   Synonym: kanki̇̀ntojas

Declension

Declension of bùdelis

	singular	plural
nominative	bùdelis	bùdeliai
genitive	bùdelio	bùdelių
dative	bùdeliui	bùdeliams
accusative	bùdelį	bùdelius
instrumental	bùdeliu	bùdeliais
locative	bùdelyje	bùdeliuose
vocative	bùdeli	bùdeliai

Derived terms

• bùdeliškas

Further reading

• “budelis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
• “budelis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026