паляниця

Ukrainian

паляни́ця

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian палени́ца[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 (paljanýcja) f inan (genitive паляни́ці, nominative plural паляни́ці, genitive plural паляни́ць)

  1. a type of Ukrainian hearth-baked bread

Usage notes

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, this word was famously used as a shibboleth by Ukrainians to identify enemy saboteurs. People from Russia struggle to pronounce it correctly, usually producing something like [pəlʲɪˈnʲitsə] on their first try, with the stressed /i/ being an especially noticeable mistake.

Declension

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), issue 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), volume 8 (не́марач – пая́ць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN
  4. Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), палени́ца”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress

Further reading

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