See also: Kwas, kwaś, and kwäs-

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch kwast, from Middle Dutch quast, from Old Dutch *kwast, from Proto-Germanic *kwastuz.

Noun

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kwas (plural kwaste, diminutive kwassie)

  1. brush (for painting or makeup)
  2. tassel

Lower Sorbian

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kwas

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kvasъ (leaven). Cognate with Upper Sorbian kwas, Polish kwas (acid), Serbo-Croatian kvȃs (yeast), Old Church Slavonic квасъ (kvasŭ, leaven).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kwas m inan

  1. sourdough

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kwas”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kwas”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Paipai

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Adjective

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kwas

  1. yellow

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ. Cognate with Latin cāseus whence English cheese, and Sanskrit क्वथ् (kvath, to boil).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkfas/
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  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: kwas

Noun

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kwas m inan (diminutive kwasek)

  1. (chemistry) acid (a sour substance)
    Coordinate terms: alkalia, zasada
  2. (colloquial) snag, scene; unpleasant social situation
  3. (organic chemistry, slang) LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide (powerful synthetic hallucinogen)
    Synonym: LSD

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • kwas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kwas in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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