берест

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *berstъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

бе́рест (bérestm inan (genitive бе́реста, nominative plural бе́ресты, genitive plural бе́рестов)

  1. elm (tree or wood) (Ulmus minor)

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “берест”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress