berkovets

English

Alternative forms

• berkovetz

Etymology

From Russian бе́рковец (bérkovec); derived from бе́рковеск (bérkovesk), Old East Slavic бьрковьскъ (bĭrkovĭskŭ, “of Birka”), ultimately Old Norse Birka, a port city in mediaeval Sweden.

Noun

berkovets (plural berkovets)

1. (historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.

Translations

Russian unit of mass

• Finnish: berkovets
• Polish: bierkowiec m
• Russian: бе́рковец (ru) m (bérkovec)