koryto
Let an agent identify a trough under its Slavic name, relay its forms, materials and uses, and keep it apart from other vessels and from the many figurative and geographic senses of the same word.
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Word and sense Which meaning of koryto.
Object sense
The vessel.
Object sense
The vessel.
- Is the text about a vessel, a river bed or a figurative use? boundary
- What is the English equivalent for the object sense? definition
Languages
Use across Slavic languages.
Languages
Use across Slavic languages.
- In which languages is koryto the word for a trough? provenance
- Which dictionary supports the sense? provenance
Form Shape and material.
Materials
Wood, stone, metal and others.
Materials
Wood, stone, metal and others.
- What is the trough made of, and how was it made? definition
- Is it a traditional hollowed log or a modern product? boundary
Size
Dimensions and capacity.
Size
Dimensions and capacity.
- How long is it and how much does it hold? measurement
- How many animals can use it at once? measurement
Use What it is used for.
Livestock
Feeding and watering.
Livestock
Feeding and watering.
- Is it used for water, feed or both, and for which animals? definition
- How is water supplied and kept clean? action
Household
Washing and food preparation.
Household
Washing and food preparation.
- Was it used for laundry, bathing or kneading dough? provenance
- Is such use documented in ethnographic sources? provenance
Care Condition and hygiene.
Hygiene
Cleaning and water quality.
Hygiene
Cleaning and water quality.
- Is the water clean and free of algae and debris? measurement
- How often should it be cleaned? action
Condition
Damage and winter.
Condition
Damage and winter.
- Does it leak, crack or freeze? measurement
- Who decides on repair or replacement? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
What it is Filled
A koryto is a trough: a large, elongated open vessel, traditionally carved from a log or built of wood or stone and later also made of metal or concrete, used outdoors to hold water or feed for livestock, or for washing and similar household tasks; koryto is the word for it in Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian and other Slavic languages.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent identify a trough under its Slavic name, relay its forms, materials and uses, and keep it apart from other vessels and from the many figurative and geographic senses of the same word.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Elongated shape, unlike a round tub or basin
- Open-topped container, unlike a channel or gutter that carries flow
- A movable or fixed vessel, unlike a river bed, which the same word can also mean
- Object sense, unlike the figurative use for a cushy position
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Leave animals without water when a trough is moved or emptied.
- Drain or move a trough that belongs to someone else without permission.
- Translate the word as river bed when the object is meant, or the reverse.
Only with a human decision
- Removing or replacing a historic or heritage trough.
May
- Identify a trough and describe its type and material.
- Remind keepers to check water and cleanliness.
- Explain the word across languages.
Moral aspects Filled
- Animal welfare depends on reliable access to clean water and feed.
- Traditional carved troughs can be heritage objects.
Who is affected
- Livestock
- Farmers and keepers
- Children near large water troughs
Owners Filled
Steward
The keeper or landholder who owns the trough.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q96952903 - registry parent class
related
- vessel
- trough - the English name for the same object
- river bed - the same word means a channel in Slavic languages
- tub - round, not elongated
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.koryto
- Wikidata: Q2003404 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2003404)
- Wikidata: Q2003404 registry item
Direct properties required Filled
- form: elongated open vessel note
- materials: wood, stone, metal, concrete or plastic note
- setting: outdoors, farmyards and pastures note
Recognition required Filled
- Long open vessel much longer than it is wide
- Placed outdoors in a yard, pasture or by a well
- Animals feeding or drinking along its length
- Hollowed log or block form in traditional examples
- A long, open, usually rectangular or boat-shaped container, often low to the ground, made from a hollowed log, planks, stone, metal or concrete.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify a trough and its material
- explain its uses on farms and in households
- relay the word across Slavic languages
- distinguish it from tubs, basins and channels
- check its condition and cleanliness
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Dirty or stagnant water spreads disease among animals
- Insect breeding in standing water
- Freezing in winter cuts off water supply
- Drowning risk for small children or animals in large troughs
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Animal welfare rules on access to water and feed
- Hygiene rules for livestock watering and feeding equipment
Context of use required Filled
- Holding water or feed for animals, or water for washing, in a long open container that several users can reach at once.
- water trough
- feeding trough
- washing trough
- dough trough
- log trough carved from one piece
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q2003404: koryto - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia (fr): Seille (récipient) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should the river bed sense of koryto be a separate entry?
- Should heritage carved troughs be modelled apart from modern ones?
- How should regional names for trough types be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2003404/spec.json