корыто
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koryto.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
коры́то • (korýto) n inan (genitive коры́та, nominative plural коры́та, genitive plural коры́т)
- washing tub, trough
- оста́ться у разби́того коры́та ― ostátʹsja u razbítovo korýta ― to be no better off than before; to be back where one started, to be back to square one. to lose everything one has gained
- (figurative, derogatory) old boat, old ship, old tub, old car
Declension edit
Declension of коры́то (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of коры́то (inan neut-form hard-stem accent-a)