koryto

See also: kóryto

Czech

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkorɪto]

Noun

koryto n

1. trough (long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals)
2. channel (the physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks)
3. (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

See also

• řečiště
• břeh

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Lower Sorbian

Noun

koryto n ? (diminutive korytko)

1. Superseded spelling of kóryto.

Declension

Declension of koryto

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	koryto	koryśe	koryta
Genitive	koryta	korytowu	korytow
Dative	korytoju, korytu	korytoma	korytam
Accusative	koryto	koryśe	koryta
Instrumental	korytom	korytoma	korytami
Locative	koryśe	korytoma	korytach

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koryto.

Noun

koryto n

1. trough (container for feeding animals)
2. channel (confine of a river)
3. (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

Declension of koryto

	singular	plural
nominative	koryto	koryta
genitive	koryta	koryt
dative	korytu	korytom
accusative	koryto	koryta
instrumental	korytem	korytami
locative	korycie	korytach
vocative	koryto	koryta

Further reading

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