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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Russian квасцы (kvascy, “alum”), first attested in a 1470s manuscript, presumed to derive from a term for a sheepskin (or other hide) pickle more often called квасы which may be made from flour, similarly to kvass drink, and salt, with or without alum
Pronunciation
Noun
квасцы́ • (kvascý) m inan pl (genitive квасцо́в, plural only)
- alum (a double sulfate)
- (dialectal) sheepskin pickling solution
Declension
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plural
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| nominative
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квасцы́
kvascý
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| genitive
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квасцо́в
kvascóv
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| dative
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квасца́м
kvascám
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| accusative
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квасцы́
kvascý
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| instrumental
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квасца́ми
kvascámi
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| prepositional
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квасца́х
kvascáx
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