корчма

Russian

корчма́

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъrčьma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐrt͡ɕˈma]

Noun

корчма́ • (korčmá) f inan (genitive корчмы́, nominative plural корчмы́, genitive plural корче́м, diminutive корчо́мка)

  1. (dated) tavern, inn where spirits are sold (in Ukraine or Belarus before the Russian Revolution)
    Synonyms: каба́к (kabák), пивна́я (pivnája), шино́к (šinók), бар (bar), паб (pab), тракти́р (traktír), харче́вня (xarčévnja)

Usage notes

  • Historically, there was a legal distinction between a private корчма́ (korčmá) or шино́к (šinók) serving tax-free spirits, and a taxed, government-licensed каба́к (kabák).

Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъrčьma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔrt͡ʃˈma]
  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔrt͡ʃmɐ]

Noun

корчма́ or ко́рчма • (korčmá or kórčma) f inan (genitive корчми́ or ко́рчми, nominative plural ко́рчми, genitive plural корче́м)

  1. (dated) tavern, inn where spirits are sold (in Ukraine or Belarus before the Russian Revolution)
    Synonyms: кна́йпа (knájpa), пивна́ (pyvná), пивни́ця (pyvnýcja), шино́к (šynók), бар (bar), паб (pab)

Declension

References

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