шинок

Russian

Малороссийский шинок

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Polish szynk, from German Schenke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʂɨˈnok]

Noun

шино́к (šinók) m inan (genitive шинка́, nominative plural шинки́, genitive plural шинко́в)

  1. (historical) tavern where spirits are served (in pre-revolutionary Ukraine, Belarus, Poland)
  2. (colloquial) bar, pub
Usage notes
  • Historically, there was a legal distinction between a private шино́к (šinók) or корчма́ (korčmá) serving tax-free spirits, and a taxed, government-licensed каба́к (kabák).
Declension
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʂɨnək]

Noun

ши́нок (šínok) f inan pl

  1. genitive plural of ши́нка (šínka)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), шинок”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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