морс
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Russian
Etymology
Attested in the 16th-century Domostroy as "вишневый морс" and "малиновый морс". Usually associated with мороси́ть (morosítʹ, “to drizzle”), but compare Romanian mursă (“mead, juice”). Association with Lithuanian smarsas (“fat, smell of greasy meat”) is doubtful. Alternatively derived from Moosbeere.
Pronunciation
Noun
морс • (mors) m inan (genitive мо́рса, nominative plural мо́рсы, genitive plural мо́рсов)
- mors (a traditional Russian non-carbonated drink made from wild berries, usually lingonberry and/or cranberry)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “морс”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “морс”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 544