kruchta

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Czech

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Further reading

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

Polish

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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adjectives

Further reading

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