koszar

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish koszar, from a Romance language (cf. Romanian coșar, coșara, cașare),[1] from Old Church Slavonic кошара (košara), from Proto-Slavic *košàra. Compare Czech košár, Ukrainian коша́ра (košára).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ʂar/
  • Rhymes: -ɔʂar
  • Syllabification: ko‧szar

Noun

koszar m inan

  1. (Middle Polish, regional, dialectal) sheepfold, pen

Declension

References

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

Further reading

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