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
- (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
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of koszar
References
- 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