Bulgarian

Verb

пекло • ‎(péklo)

1. Neuter indefinite past active aorist participle of пека.

Russian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pьkъlъ, from Proto-Indo-European *pik- ‎(“pitch”). Cognate with Slovak peklo, Slovene pekel, Bulgarian пъкъл ‎(pǎkǎl) and Serbo-Croatian па̀као/pàkao. Akin to Latin pix ‎(“pitch, tar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʲeklə]

Noun

пе́кло • ‎(péklo) n inan ‎(genitive пе́кла, uncountable)

1. scorching heat

   Ну и пе́кло на у́лице!‎ ― Nu i péklo na úlice! ― What a scorcher outside!

2. (figuratively) heat (the height or stress of an action or condition)

   пе́кло сраже́ния, би́твы, бо́я‎ ― péklo sražénija, bítvy, bója ― the heat of the battle

3. ****

   у чёрта в пе́кле‎ ― u čórta v pékle ― with the devil in ****

Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʲɪˈklo]

Verb

пекло́ • ‎(pekló)

1. neuter singular past indicative imperfective of печь ‎(pečʹ)