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Russian
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄσβεστος (ásbestos). Cognate with Russian асбе́ст (asbést, “asbestos”).
Pronunciation
Noun
и́звесть • (ízvestʹ) f inan (genitive и́звести, nominative plural и́звести, genitive plural и́звестей)
- lime (calcium oxide, quicklime)
- Synonym: извёстка (izvjóstka)
- гашёная и́звесть ― gašónaja ízvestʹ ― slaked lime, slack lime
- негашёная и́звесть ― negašónaja ízvestʹ ― quicklime, burnt lime
- хло́рная и́звесть ― xlórnaja ízvestʹ ― chloride of lime, bleaching powder
1879, Николай Лесков [Nikolai Leskov], “Глава первая”, in Однодум; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., Singlemind, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013:В го́роде быва́ют две годовы́е я́рмарки и еженеде́льные база́ры; кро́ме того́, зна́чится «дово́льно де́ятельная торго́вля и́звестью и дёгтем».- V górode byvájut dve godovýje jármarki i ježenedélʹnyje bazáry; króme tovó, znáčitsja «dovólʹno déjatelʹnaja torgóvlja ízvestʹju i djógtem».
- The town had two annual fairs and weekly markets; besides that, there is mention of “a rather brisk trade in lime and tar.”
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