kruchta
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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kruft, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ), female form of the adjective κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of krypta (“crypt”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kruchta f
- choir (raised area in a church for the organ, singers and musicians)
- (Common Czech, dated) stage (for musicians) in an inn
Declension
Further reading
- “kruchta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kruchta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kruchta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech kruchta, from German Kruft, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ), female form of the adjective κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of krypta (“crypt”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kruchta f
- (architecture) church porch
- Synonym: (archaic) babiniec
- (derogatory) orthodoxy, conformity to established and accepted religious (particularly Catholic) beliefs
- (derogatory) people who conform to Catholic orthodoxy
Declension
Declension of kruchta
Derived terms
adjectives
References
- ^ Mieczysław Basaj, Janusz Siatkowski (2006) “kruchta”, in Bohemizmy w języku polskim: Słownik (in Polish), Warsaw: Wydział Polonistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, →ISBN, page 107