баяч

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bajačь, parsable as ба́я (bája, “to charm”) +‎ -ач (-ač).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɐˈja̟t͡ʃ]
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Noun

бая́ч • (bajáč) m (feminine бая́чка)

  1. witchdoctor, enchanter
  2. (by extension) wizard, magician, warlock

Declension
Declension of бая́ч
singular plural
indefinite бая́ч
bajáč		 бая́чи
bajáči
definite
(subject form)		 бая́чът
bajáčǎt		 бая́чите
bajáčite
definite
(object form)		 бая́ча
bajáča
vocative form бая́чо
bajáčo		 бая́чи
bajáči
  • баха́р m (bahár), баха́рка f (bahárka, “fortune-teller”) (dialectal)

References
  • “баяч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “баяч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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