kořalka

See also: korálka

Czech

Alternative forms
  • gořalka (Moravia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish gorzałka, via Moravian dialect with the initial "k" due to hypercorrection. Related to hořet.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkor̝alka]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧řal‧ka

Noun

kořalka f

  1. hard liquor, fire-water
    Synonyms: pálenka, destilát, lihovina

Declension
Declension of kořalka (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative kořalka kořalky
genitive kořalky kořalek
dative kořalce kořalkám
accusative kořalku kořalky
vocative kořalko kořalky
locative kořalce kořalkách
instrumental kořalkou kořalkami

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