koszary

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈʂa.rɨ/

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• 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”).

Noun

koszary nvir pl

1. (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

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of koszar

Further reading

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