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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech kóra, from Proto-Slavic *kora, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kor-eh₂, from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kůra f
- bark (of a tree)
- crust (of the Earth or of bread)
- (anatomy) cortex
- rind (of fruits such as orange and lemon)
Declension
Declension of kůra (hard feminine)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “kůra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kůra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kůra”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)