chałtura

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian халту́ра (xaltúra), from Medieval Latin chartulārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xawˈtu.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ura
• Syllabification: chał‧tu‧ra

Noun

chałtura f (diminutive chałturka)

1. (colloquial) botch, khaltura (low-quality work)

Declension

Declension of chałtura

	singular	plural
nominative	chałtura	chałtury
genitive	chałtury	chałtur
dative	chałturze	chałturom
accusative	chałturę	chałtury
instrumental	chałturą	chałturami
locative	chałturze	chałturach
vocative	chałturo	chałtury

Derived terms

adjective

• chałturowy

 

nouns

• chałturnik
• chałturowiec
• chałturszczyk
• chałturzysta
• chałturzystka

 

verb

• chałturzyć

 

Related terms

adjective

• chałturniczy

 

noun

• chałturnictwo

 

Further reading

• chałtura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• chałtura in Polish dictionaries at PWN