закваска
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Russian
Etymology
заква́сить (zakvásitʹ) + -ка (-ka)
Pronunciation
Noun
заква́ска • (zakváska) f inan (genitive заква́ски, nominative plural заква́ски, genitive plural заква́сок)
- leaven, ferment, barm
- (figurative) mold
- (figurative) stuff (referring to a person's quality)
Declension
Declension of заква́ска (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | заква́ска zakváska |
заква́ски zakváski |
| genitive | заква́ски zakváski |
заква́сок zakvások |
| dative | заква́ске zakváske |
заква́скам zakváskam |
| accusative | заква́ску zakvásku |
заква́ски zakváski |
| instrumental | заква́ской, заква́скою zakváskoj, zakváskoju |
заква́сками zakváskami |
| prepositional | заква́ске zakváske |
заква́сках zakváskax |
Related terms
- заква́шивать impf (zakvášivatʹ), заква́сить pf (zakvásitʹ)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From заква́сити (zakvásyty) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
Noun
заква́ска • (zakváska) f inan (genitive заква́ски, nominative plural заква́ски, genitive plural заква́сок)
- ferment, starter, fermentation starter, barm (something that causes fermentation, imparting sourness)
- (only in the singular, figuratively, colloquial) mould/mold (distinctive character or type)
- люди́на старо́ї заква́ски (idiomatic) ― ljudýna staróji zakvásky ― a person of the old school/old sort
Declension
Declension of заква́ска (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | заква́ска zakváska |
заква́ски zakvásky |
| genitive | заква́ски zakvásky |
заква́сок zakvások |
| dative | заква́сці zakvásci |
заква́скам zakváskam |
| accusative | заква́ску zakvásku |
заква́ски zakvásky |
| instrumental | заква́скою zakváskoju |
заква́сками zakváskamy |
| locative | заква́сці zakvásci |
заква́сках zakváskax |
| vocative | заква́ско zakvásko |
заква́ски zakvásky |
Related terms
- заква́шення n (zakvášennja)
- заква́шування n (zakvášuvannja)
- заква́шувати impf (zakvášuvaty), заква́сити pf (zakvásyty)
References
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2014), “закваска”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (з – зв'я́нути), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 229
- “закваска”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1972), “закваска”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (З), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 140
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “закваска”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “закваска”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “закваска”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “закваска”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)