Od spekulatora do palača - O bułgarskich nazwach ‘kata’
From a Spekulator to Palač - About the Bulgarian words 'kata'

Summary/Abstract: The author studies the history of the words meaning ‘hangman’ in Bulgarian. In the history of Bulgarian several terms have been used to express this notion: спекулатор (second part of the 9th c.) < Greek σπεκουλάτωρ, джелатин < Turkish cellat (17th c.) and палач < Rus. палач (second part of the 19th c.). In Modern Bulgarian of the New Testament (Mk 6: 27) the Greek word is already given through оръжник (1871) < Rus. оружник, оръженосец < Rus. оруженосец (Synodalny translation). Neofit Rylski retains the word спекулатор in his 1840 translation.

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