pekle

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛklɛ]

pekle

1. locative singular of peklo

Borrowed from Russian пе́кло (péklo, “hell”), dialectal пекл (pekl) (from Old Church Slavonic пькълъ (pĭkŭlŭ, “tar”), from Latin picula (“tar”)). Its ending may also have been influenced by elle. It is first mentioned in 18th-century dictionaries. In some dialects, it also means “abyss.”^[1]

pekle f (5th declension)

1. (theology) hell

   tumšs kā peklē ― dark as in hell

• elle

pekle (Cyrillic spelling пекле)

1. feminine plural active past participle of peći