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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kvasъ. See also Old Armenian քացախ (kʻacʻax, “vinegar”).
Noun
квасъ • (kvasŭ) m
- leaven; yeast
- Лук. 13:20-21 from Сав. кн.:
комоу ꙋподоблѫ цр͠ствие бж҃ие· подобьно естъ къвасоу иже приимъши жена: съкръі въ мѫцѣ· доньдеже въкъісе вса·- komu upodoblǫ cr͠stvije bž:ije· podobĭno estŭ kŭvasu iže priimŭši žena: sŭkrŭi vŭ mǫcě· donĭdeže vŭkŭise vsa·
- Unto what shall I liken the Kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.
- fermented beverage; kvass
Declension
Declension of квасъ (u-stem)
References
Russian
Noun
квасъ • (kvas) m inan (genitive ква́са, nominative plural квасы́, genitive plural квасо́въ, diminutive квасо́къ)
- Pre-1918 spelling of квас (kvas).
Declension