Belarusian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian квасъ (kvas), from Old East Slavic квасъ (kvasŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kvas]
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Noun

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квас (kvasm inan (genitive ква́са, nominative plural ква́сы, genitive plural ква́саў)

  1. kvass (a type of fermented no- or low-alcohol beverage, made from bread, often flavored with fruit)

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References

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  • квас” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • "квас" in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at Verbum

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kvasъ.

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Noun

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квас (kvasm

  1. yeast
  2. kvass (a type of fermented no- or low-alcohol beverage, made from bread, often flavored with fruit)

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References

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  • квас”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • квас”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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квас (kvasm

  1. yeast
    Synonym: квасец m (kvasec)

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Declension of квас
singular
indefinite квас (kvas)
definite unspecified квасот (kvasot)
definite proximal квасов (kvasov)
definite distal квасон (kvason)
vocative квасу (kvasu)

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References

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  • квас” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

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kvass

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic квасъ (kvasŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ (leaven, fermented drink).

Cognate with Latin cāseus whence English cheese, and Sanskrit क्वथ् (kvath, to boil).

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Noun

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квас (kvasm inan (genitive ква́са, nominative plural квасы́, genitive plural квасо́в, relational adjective квасно́й, diminutive квасо́к)

  1. kvass (a type of fermented no- or low-alcohol beverage, made from bread, often flavored with fruit)

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կվաս (kvas)
  • Chinese: 格瓦斯 (géwǎsī), 卡瓦斯 (kǎwǎsī)
  • English: kvass
  • German: Kwass
  • Japanese: クワス (kuwasu)
  • Korean: 크바스 (keubaseu)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kvass
  • Romanian: cvas
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvass
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ква̑с
    Latin script: kvȃs
  • Yakut: кыбаас (kıbaas)
  • Uyghur: كۇۋاس (kuwas)

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “квас”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “квас”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 391

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ.

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Noun

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ква̑с m (Latin spelling kvȃs)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of ква́сац (yeast)
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Further reading

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  • квас”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Russian квас (kvas).

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Noun

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ква̑с m (Latin spelling kvȃs)

  1. kvass
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Further reading

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  • квас”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian квасъ (kvas), from Old East Slavic квасъ (kvasŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ (leaven, fermented drink).

Cognate with Latin cāseus whence English cheese, and Sanskrit क्वथ् (kvath, to boil).

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Noun

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квас (kvasm inan (genitive ква́са, nominative plural кваси́, genitive plural квасі́в, relational adjective квасни́й, diminutive квасо́к)

  1. kvass (a type of fermented no- or low-alcohol beverage, made from bread, often flavored with fruit)
    Synonym: сиріве́ць (syrivécʹ)

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