korzec

See also: Korzec

English

Etymology

Polish korzec

Noun

korzec (plural korzecs)

  1. An old Polish dry measure, a bushel: in the early 19th century, it was 128 litres in Warsaw and 501.116 litres in Kraków.

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korьcь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ʐɛt͡s/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔʐɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: ko‧rzec

Noun

korzec m inan

  1. (historical) A dry measure:
    korzec rzymski ― 10.5 litres
    korzec krakowski ― 43.7 litres
    korzec gdański ― 54.7 litres
    korzec wrocławski ― 74.1 litres
    korzec warszawski ― 120.6 litres
    korzec nowopolski ― 128 litres

Declension
Declension of korzec
singular plural
nominative korzec korce
genitive korcu korców/korcy
dative korcowi korcom
accusative korzec korce
instrumental korcem korcami
locative korcu korcach
vocative korcu korce

Derived terms
adjective
  • korcowy
noun

Further reading
  • korzec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • korzec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • korzec at Encyklopedia PWN
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