сечца
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic сѣчьца (sěčĭca), formed from сека́ (seká, “to cut, to chop”) + -ца (-ca).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɛt͡ʃˈt͡sa]
Noun
сечца́ • (sečcá) m
- (dated, poetic) executor
- Synonyms: пала́ч (paláč), екзеку́тор (ekzekútor)
Declension
Declension of сечца́
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | сечца́ sečcá | сечци́ sečcí |
| definite | сечца́та sečcáta | сечци́те sečcíte |
Related terms
- сеч (seč, “cutting, slaughter”)
- сека́ч (sekáč, “cutter (agent)”)
- се́чец (séčec, “cutter, incisor (tool)”)
- сечни́к (sečník, “lubber for cutting onto”) (dialectal)
- се́чко (séčko, “February”) (dated)
References
- сѣчьца in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"