# колач
## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [koˈɫat͡ʃ]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolačь. By surface analysis, ко́ло (kólo, “wheel”) +‎ -ач (-ač).

#### Noun

кола́ч • (koláč) m
* (dialectal) ring-shaped cake, roll

##### Related terms

* ко́ло (kólo, “wheel”)

#### References

* “колач¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

### Etymology 2

Agent noun of ко́ля (kólja, “to slaughter”) +‎ -ач (-ač).

#### Noun

кола́ч • (koláč) m (feminine кола́чка)
* male butcher, slaughterer, feller (of cattle)
    Synonym: каса́пин (kasápin)

##### Declension
#### References

* “колач²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “колач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolačь, from *kolo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɔɫat͡ʃ]
* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [kɔˈɫat͡ʃ] (nonstandard)

### Noun

колач • (kolač) m (diminutive колаче)
* cake

#### Usage notes

* This term is generally applied to a wide range of sweet pastry products, including cookies, muffins, cakes, etc.

#### Declension
## Pannonian Rusyn
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak koláč, from Proto-Slavic *kolačь. Semantic loan from Serbo-Croatian колач / kolač. By surface analysis, коло (kolo) +‎ -ач (-ač).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɔlat͡ʃ]
* Rhymes: -ɔlat͡ʃ
* Hyphenation: ко‧лач

### Noun

колач (kolač) m inan (diminutive колачик)
* cake
    Near-synonym: торта (torta)
* (in the plural) pastry
    Synonym: печиво (pečivo)
** 2018 April 2, Мст, “Трицец фамелиї достали пасхалне єдзенє”, in Руске Слово‎:Одволали ше велї парохиянє хтори до Каритасу принєсли шицко цо потребне за вельконоцну кошарку – сирца, писанки, шунки, колбаси, пасочки, а було и колача.Odvolali še velji paroxijanje xtori do Karitasu prinjesli šicko co potrebne za velʹkonocnu košarku – sirca, pisanki, šunki, kolbasi, pasočki, a bulo i kolača.Many parishioners answered and brought everything needed for the Easter basket to Caritas - sirec, Easter eggs, hams, sausages, pasočkas, and there were also pastries.
* kalach, kolach, kolache (various ring-shaped baked goods across Slavic cultures, often dedicated to holidays, usually specially prepared and decorated)

#### Usage notes

* As with the Serbo-Croatian term, this term may be applied to a wide range of baked goods.
* торта (torta) specifically refers to a larger cake, such as a gateau or torte.

#### Derived terms

* колачар m pers (kolačar)
* колачарка f (kolačarka)

### Further reading

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “колач”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “cake”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 46
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “pastry”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 205

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kɐˈɫat͡ɕ]

### Noun

кола́ч • (koláč) m inan (genitive колача́, nominative plural колачи́, genitive plural колаче́й)
* Obsolete spelling of кала́ч (kaláč).

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolačь.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kǒlaːt͡ʃ/
* Hyphenation: ко‧лач

### Noun

ко̀ла̄ч m (Latin spelling kòlāč)
* cake
* pastry

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “колач”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025