kruchta

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kruft, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ), female form of the adjective κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of krypta (crypt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkruxta]

Noun

kruchta f

  1. choir (raised area in a church for the organ, singers and musicians)
  2. (Common Czech, dated) stage (for musicians) in an inn

Declension

Further reading

  • kruchta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kruchta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kruchta in Internetová jazyková příručka

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech kruchta, from German Kruft, from Latin crypta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτή (kruptḗ), female form of the adjective κρυπτός (kruptós). Doublet of krypta (crypt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrux.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uxta
  • Syllabification: kruch‧ta

Noun

kruchta f

  1. (architecture) church porch
    Synonym: (archaic) babiniec
  2. (derogatory) orthodoxy, conformity to established and accepted religious (particularly Catholic) beliefs
  3. (derogatory) people who conform to Catholic orthodoxy

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • kruchciany
  • kruchtowy

Further reading

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