Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Old Church Slavonic вьсежегомъ (vĭsežegomŭ), a calque of Ancient Greek ὁλοκαυτούμενος (holokautoúmenos) (compare Late Latin holocaustum, English holocaust). Equivalent to все- (vse-) +‎ жежа (žeža, to heat, calorify) + -ом (-om). The literal meaning is scorched from all sides.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfsɛʒɛɡom]
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Adjective

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все́жегом (vséžegom)

  1. (dated, poetic) sacrificial, intended for sacrifice via incineration

Declension

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References

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  • вьсежегомъ in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"