berkovets

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berkovetz

Etymology edit

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 edit

berkovets (plural berkovets)

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

Translations edit

Russian unit of mass

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

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