mučiarňa

Old Slovak

Etymology

From mučiť +‎ -arňa. Cognates include Czech mučírna.

Noun

mučiarňa f

  1. torture chamber (room where torture is carried out)

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “mučiarňa”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
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