палач

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈɫat͡ʃ]

Noun

пала́ч • (paláč) m (rare)

  1. fireraiser
Declension
  • паля́к (palják, easily agitated person) (colloquail)
  • пали́тел (palítel), подпалва́ч (podpalváč, arsonist) (agent nouns)
  • пали́ло (palílo), пали́ч (palíč, incendiary) (instrumental nouns)
  • пали́во (palívo, fuel, material for ignition)

References

  • Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “палач¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 23

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈɫat͡ʃ]

Noun

пала́ч • (paláč) m (standard)

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

References

  • 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), volumes 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 23

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

палач • (palač) m (plural палачи, relational adjective палачен)

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

Declension

References

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

Anagrams

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

пала́ч • (paláč) m anim (genitive палача́, nominative plural палачи́, genitive plural палаче́й)

  1. (also figuratively) executioner, hangman

Declension

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