koszary

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔˈʂa.rɨ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -arɨ
  • Syllabification: ko‧sza‧ry

Etymology 1

From koszara +‎ -y. The meaning of “barracks” was transferred from kasarnia as a result of contamination due to phonetic and semantic similarities (“a closed, fenced area; a building where someone lives”).[1]

Noun

koszary nvir pl

  1. (military) barracks (buildings used by military personnel)
Declension
Declension of koszary
plural
nominative koszary
genitive koszar
dative koszarom
accusative koszary
instrumental koszarami
locative koszarach
vocative koszary
Derived terms
adjective
  • koszarowy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

koszary m inan

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of koszar

References
  1. Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “koszary”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 252

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