koryto

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See also: kóryto

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech koryto, from Proto-Slavic *koryto. Cognate with Upper Sorbian korto, Lower Sorbian kóryto, Polish koryto, Serbo-Croatian kòrito, Russian коры́то (korýto).

Pronunciation

Noun

koryto n (diminutive korýtko)

  1. trough (long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals)
  2. channel (the physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks)
  3. (politics, figurative, derogatory) the work-related benefits (money, housing, cars, influence, etc.) provided to government officials and elected politicians; suggests misuse for personal gain; cf. pork barrel

Declension

Declension of koryto (hard neuter)
singular plural
nominative koryto koryta
genitive koryta koryt
dative korytu korytům
accusative koryto koryta
vocative koryto koryta
locative korytu korytech
instrumental korytem koryty

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “koryto”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “koryto”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “koryto”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Lower Sorbian

Noun

koryto n (diminutive korytko)

  1. Superseded spelling of kóryto.

Declension

Declension of koryto
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative koryto koryśe koryta
Genitive koryta korytowu korytow
Dative korytoju, korytu korytoma korytam
Accusative koryto koryśe koryta
Instrumental korytom korytoma korytami
Locative koryśe korytoma korytach

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koryto.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɘtɔ
  • Syllabification: ko‧ry‧to

Noun

koryto n

  1. trough (container for feeding animals)
  2. channel, riverbed (confine of a river)
  3. (politics, figurative, derogatory) the work-related benefits (money, housing, cars, influence, etc.) provided to government officials and elected politicians; suggests misuse for personal gain; cf. pork barrel
  4. (Przemyśl) plank manger for cattle or horses
    Hypernym: żłób

Declension

Declension of koryto
singular plural
nominative koryto koryta
genitive koryta koryt
dative korytu korytom
accusative koryto koryta
instrumental korytem korytami
locative korycie korytach
vocative koryto koryta

Further reading

  • koryto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • koryto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Aleksander Saloni (1899) “koryto”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 240
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