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 ква́су, nominative plural квасы́, genitive plural квасо́ў)

  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.

Pronunciation

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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)

Declension

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Declension of квас
singular plural
indefinite квас
kvas
ква́сове
kvásove
definite
(subject form)
ква́сът
kvásǎt
ква́совете
kvásovete
definite
(object form)
ква́са
kvása
count form ква́са
kvása

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)

Declension

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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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Derived terms

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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. (1999) “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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ква̑с m (Latin spelling kvȃs)

  1. (archaic) alternative form of ква́сац (yeast)
Declension
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Declension of квас
singular plural
nominative квас квасови
genitive кваса квасова
dative квасу квасовима
accusative квас квасове
vocative квасе квасови
locative квасу квасовима
instrumental квасом квасовима

Further reading

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  • квас”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Russian квас (kvas).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ква̑с m (Latin spelling kvȃs)

  1. kvass
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Declension of квас
singular plural
nominative ква̑с ква̏сови
genitive кваса квасова
dative квасу квасовима
accusative квас квасове
vocative квасе квасови
locative квасу квасовима
instrumental квасом квасовима

Further reading

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  • квас”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

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 ква́су, 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)
  2. leaven
    Synonyms: заквас (zakvas), закваска (zakvaska), квасок (kvasok)
  3. (chemistry) acid
    Synonym: кислота (kyslota)

Declension

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Declension of квас
(inan hard masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative квас
kvas
кваси́
kvasý
genitive ква́су
kvásu
квасі́в
kvasív
dative ква́сові, ква́су
kvásovi, kvásu
кваса́м
kvasám
accusative квас
kvas
кваси́
kvasý
instrumental ква́сом
kvásom
кваса́ми
kvasámy
locative ква́сі
kvási
кваса́х
kvasáx
vocative ква́се
kváse
кваси́
kvasý

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