koryto
See also: kóryto
Czech edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
koryto n
- trough (long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals)
- channel (the physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks)
- (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 edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
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Lower Sorbian edit
Noun edit
koryto n inan (diminutive korytko)
Declension edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koryto.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
koryto n
- trough (container for feeding animals)
- channel, riverbed (confine of a river)
- (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 edit
Declension of koryto