koryto

Inherited from Old Czech koryto, from Proto-Slavic *koryto. Cognate with Upper Sorbian korto, Lower Sorbian kóryto, Polish koryto, Serbo-Croatian kòrito, Russian коры́то (korýto).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkorɪto]

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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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koryto n inan (diminutive korytko)

1. Superseded spelling of kóryto.

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koryto.

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈrɨ.tɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɨtɔ
• Syllabification: ko‧ry‧to

koryto n

1. trough (container for feeding animals)
2. channel, riverbed (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

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