kibitka
See also: kibitką
English

A kibitka on display in a Polish museum
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kɪˈbɪtkə/
Noun
kibitka (plural kibitkas)
- A Russian type of telega or sleigh with a (usually rounded) cover over the passenger seats.
- A circular tent or yurt used by various nomadic peoples such as the Kalmyks and Kyrgyz.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 328:
- On 12 January, having hired horses for himself, his servant and the guide, and three camels to carry their baggage, including a kibitka, or Turcoman tent, he left Kazala, ostensibly bound for the Russian garrison town.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 328:
Synonyms
- (tent): yurt
Translations
carriage or sleigh
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ki.bit.ka/
Further reading
- “kibitka”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈbit.ka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -itka
- Syllabification: ki‧bit‧ka
Declension
Declension of kibitka
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kibitka | kibitki |
| genitive | kibitki | kibitek |
| dative | kibitce | kibitkom |
| accusative | kibitkę | kibitki |
| instrumental | kibitką | kibitkami |
| locative | kibitce | kibitkach |
| vocative | kibitko | kibitki |
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