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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian квасъ ( kvas ) , from Old East Slavic квасъ ( kvasŭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
квас • (kvas ) m inan (genitive ква́са , nominative plural ква́сы , genitive plural ква́саў )
kvass ( a type of fermented no- or low-alcohol beverage, made from bread, often flavored with fruit )
Declension
Declension of квас (inan hard masc-form accent-c )
1 Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
“квас ” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
"квас " in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at Verbum
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kvasъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
квас • (kvas ) m
yeast
kvass ( a type of fermented no- or low-alcohol beverage, made from bread, often flavored with fruit )
Declension
References
“квас ”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“квас ”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
квас • (kvas ) m
yeast
Synonym: квасец m ( kvasec )
Declension
Declension of квас
singular
indefinite
квас
definite unspecified
квасот
definite proximal
квасов
definite distal
квасон
vocative
квасу
Derived terms
References
“квас ” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
kvass
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic квасъ ( kvasŭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ ( “ leaven, fermented drink ” ) .
Cognate with Latin cāseus whence English cheese , and Sanskrit क्वथ् ( kvath , “ to boil ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
квас • (kvas ) m inan (genitive ква́са , nominative plural квасы́ , genitive plural квасо́в , relational adjective квасно́й , diminutive квасо́к )
kvass ( a type of fermented no- or low-alcohol beverage, made from bread, often flavored with fruit )
1790 , Александр Радищев , “Подберезье ”, in Путешествие из Петербурга в Москву ; English translation from Leo Wiener, transl., A Journey From St. Petersburg to Moscow , Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1958 :Приве́тливый вид, взгляд неро́бкий, ве́жливая оса́нка, каза́лось, некста́ти бы́ли к дли́нному полукафта́нью и к прима́занным ква́сом волоса́м. Privétlivyj vid, vzgljad neróbkij, véžlivaja osánka, kazálosʹ, nekstáti býli k dlínnomu polukaftánʹju i k primázannym kvásom volosám. His friendly appearance, frank expression, and polite manner seemed out of keeping with his long coat and hair slicked down with kvas .
1833 , Александр Пушкин , “Глава 2. XXXV ”, in Евгений Онегин ; English translation from Stanley Mitchell , transl., Eugene Onegin , London: Penguin Books , 2008 :Им квас как во́здух был потре́бен, И за столо́м у них гостя́м Носи́ли блю́да по чина́м. Im kvas kak vózdux byl potrében, I za stolóm u nix gostjám Nosíli bljúda po činám. They needed kvas like air for living; And at their table guests were served With dishes, as their rank deserved.
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Armenian: կվաս ( kvas )
→ Chinese: 格瓦斯 ( géwǎsī )
→ English: kvass
→ German: Kwass
→ Japanese: クワス ( kuwasu )
→ Korean: 크바스 ( keubaseu )
→ Norwegian Bokmål: kvass
→ Romanian: cvas
→ Norwegian Nynorsk: kvass
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic script: ква̑с
Latin script: kvȃs
→ Yakut: кыбаас ( kıbaas )
References
Vasmer, Max (1964–1973 ) “квас ”, in Oleg Trubachyov , transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993 ) “квас ”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима) , Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN , page 391
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
ква̑с m (Latin spelling kvȃs )
( archaic ) Alternative form of ква́сац ( “ yeast ” )
Declension
Further reading
“квас ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian квас ( kvas ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
ква̑с m (Latin spelling kvȃs )
kvass
Declension
Further reading
“квас ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian квасъ ( kvas ) , from Old East Slavic квасъ ( kvasŭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ ( “ leaven, fermented drink ” ) .
Cognate with Latin cāseus whence English cheese , and Sanskrit क्वथ् ( kvath , “ to boil ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
квас • (kvas ) m inan (genitive ква́са , nominative plural кваси́ , genitive plural квасі́в , relational adjective квасни́й , diminutive квасо́к )
kvass ( a type of fermented no- or low-alcohol beverage, made from bread, often flavored with fruit )
Synonym: сиріве́ць ( syrivécʹ )
Declension
Declension of квас (inan hard masc-form accent-c )
Derived terms