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English
Etymology
From Polish korzec.
Noun
korzec (plural korzecs)
- An old Polish dry measure, a bushel: in the early 19th century, it was 128 litres in Warsaw and 501.116 litres in Kraków.
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korьcь.
Pronunciation
Noun
korzec m inan
- (historical) A dry measure:
- korzec rzymski ― 10.5 litres
- korzec krakowski ― 43.7 litres
- korzec gdański ― 54.7 litres
- korzec wrocławski ― 74.1 litres
- korzec warszawski ― 120.6 litres
- korzec nowopolski ― 128 litres
Declension
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Further reading
- korzec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- korzec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- korzec at Encyklopedia PWN