kruchta

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkruxta]

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

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

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrux.ta/

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• Rhymes: -uxta
• Syllabification: kruch‧ta

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

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