Old Ruthenian edit

 
а́ґрестъ (sense 1)

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the early 18th century. Borrowed from Polish agrest, from Old Polish agrest, from Italian agresto, from agro.[1][2][3][4] Cognate with Czech angrešt, Slovak egreš, Serbo-Croatian а̀грош / àgroš.

Noun edit

акгрестъ (agrestm inan

  1. gooseberry
  2. sour wine from unripe grapes

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “агрус”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 47:ст. аґрестъ, аґритъ (XVIII ст.)st. agrest, agryt (XVIII st.)
  2. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “а́грус”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 9:MUk. аґрисъ, аґрестъ (XVIII c.)
  3. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “агрэ́ст”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 75:ст.-бел. агрестъ (1722)st.-bjel. ahrjestъ (1722)
  4. ^ Anikin, A. E. (2007) “а́грест”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), numbers 1 (A – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 95:агрест, агрост 1670agrest, agrost 1670

Further reading edit

  • Tymchenko, E. K., editor (1930), “аґрестъ, аґритъ”, in Історичний словник українського язика [Historical Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1, numbers 1 (А – Г), Kharkiv, Kyiv: State Publishing House of Ukraine, page 7
  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1982), “агрестъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 1 (а – биенье), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 68
  • Tymchenko, E. K. (2002) “агрестъ”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Н), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 26