корчма

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Russian

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корчма́

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъrčьma.

Pronunciation

Noun

корчма́ (korčmáf inan (genitive корчмы́, nominative plural корчмы́, genitive plural корче́м, diminutive корчо́мка)

  1. (dated) tavern, inn where spirits are sold (in Ukraine or Belarus before the Russian Revolution)
    Synonyms: каба́к (kabák), пивна́я (pivnája), шино́к (šinók), бар (bar), паб (pab), тракти́р (traktír), харче́вня (xarčévnja)

Usage notes

  • Historically, there was a legal distinction between a private корчма́ (korčmá) or шино́к (šinók) serving tax-free spirits, and a taxed, government-licensed каба́к (kabák).

Declension

Ukrainian

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъrčьma.

Pronunciation

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Noun

корчма́ or ко́рчма (korčmá or kórčmaf inan (genitive корчми́ or ко́рчми, nominative plural ко́рчми, genitive plural корче́м)

  1. (dated) tavern, inn where spirits are sold (in Ukraine or Belarus before the Russian Revolution)
    Synonyms: кна́йпа (knájpa), пивна́ (pyvná), пивни́ця (pyvnýcja), шино́к (šynók), бар (bar), паб (pab)

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