паляниця

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian палени́ца (paleníca).[1] Analyzable as пали́ти (palýty, to burn) +‎ -е- (-e-) +‎ -ниця (-nycja).[2]

Cognate with dialectal Belarusian паляні́ца (paljaníca), палени́ца (palenýca)[3] and archaic Russian палени́ца (paleníca), пеляни́ца (peljaníca), пелени́ца (peleníca).[4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐlʲɐˈnɪt͡sʲɐ]
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Noun

паляни́ця • (paljanýcjaf inan (genitive паляни́ці, nominative plural паляни́ці, genitive plural паляни́ць)

  1. a type of Ukrainian hearth-baked bread

Usage notes

  • Not long after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine took place, this word began to be used as a shibboleth by Ukrainians to identify enemy saboteurs. Russian-speaking people tend to struggle to pronounce it correctly, usually producing something like [pə.lʲɪˈnʲi.tsə] on their first try, with the stressed /i/ being an especially noticeable mistake.

Declension

Declension of паляни́ця
(inan soft fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative паляни́ця
paljanýcja
паляни́ці
paljanýci
genitive паляни́ці
paljanýci
паляни́ць
paljanýcʹ
dative паляни́ці
paljanýci
паляни́цям
paljanýcjam
accusative паляни́цю
paljanýcju
паляни́ці
paljanýci
instrumental паляни́цею
paljanýceju
паляни́цями
paljanýcjamy
locative паляни́ці
paljanýci
паляни́цях
paljanýcjax
vocative паляни́це
paljanýce
паляни́ці
paljanýci

Alternative forms

  • палани́ця (palanýcja) (dialectal), палени́ця (palenýcja) (obsolete)

See also

  • Appendix:List of shibboleths

References

  1. ^ Bulyka, A. M., editor (2003), “паленица”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 23 (осударский – паписта), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 396
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “паляни́ця”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 270
  3. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1993), “паляні́ца”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 8 (не́марач – пая́ць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN
  4. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “палени́ца”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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