Bulgarian edit

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nasilьje. By surface analysis, наси́ла (nasíla, forcefully, adverb) +‎ -ие (-ie).

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наси́лие (nasílien (relational adjective наси́лен or наси́лствен)

  1. violence, forcefulness
    Synonym: наси́лство (nasílstvo)

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References edit

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

Macedonian edit

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насилие (nasilien (plural насилија)

  1. (rare) violence
    Synonym: насилство (nasilstvo)

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic насилиѥ (nasilije), from Proto-Slavic *nasilьje.

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  • IPA(key): [nɐˈsʲilʲɪje]
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Noun edit

наси́лие (nasílijen inan (genitive наси́лия, nominative plural наси́лия, genitive plural наси́лий)

  1. violence, force, coercion
    • 1865, Николай Лесков, “Глава восьмая”, in Леди Макбет Мценского уезда; English translation from Alfred Edward Chamot, transl., Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, 1922:
      Первое насилие, употреблённое против него женою, показало ему, что она решилась на всё, лишь бы только от него избавиться, и что теперешнее его положение до крайности опасно.
      Pervoje nasilije, upotrebljónnoje protiv nevo ženoju, pokazalo jemu, što ona rešilasʹ na vsjo, lišʹ by tolʹko ot nevo izbavitʹsja, i što teperešneje jevo položenije do krajnosti opasno.
      This first act of violence that his wife had used against him proved to him that she was prepared for anything if she could only free herself from him, and that his present position was one of great danger.
  2. rape

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