квас

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian квасъ (kvas), from Old East Slavic квасъ (kvasŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kvas]

• Audio

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Noun

квас • (kvas) m inan (genitive ква́са, nominative plural ква́сы, genitive plural ква́саў)

1. 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)

	singular	plural
nominative	квас kvas	квасы́ kvasý
genitive	ква́са kvása	квасо́ў kvasóŭ
dative	ква́су kvásu	кваса́м kvasám
accusative	квас kvas	квасы́ kvasý
instrumental	ква́сам kvásam	кваса́мі kvasámi
locative	ква́се kvásje	кваса́х kvasáx
count form	—	ква́сы1 kvásy1

¹Used 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

• IPA^(key): [kvas]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

квас • (kvas) m

1. yeast
2. kvass (a type of fermented no- or low-alcohol beverage, made from bread, often flavored with fruit)

Declension

Declension of квас

	singular	plural
indefinite	квас kvas	ква́сове kvásove
definite (subject form)	ква́сът kvásǎt	ква́совете kvásovete
definite (object form)	ква́са kvása
count form	—	ква́са kvása

References

• “квас”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “квас”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kvas]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

квас • (kvas) m

1. 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

• квасен (kvasen)
• кваси (kvasi)

References

• “квас” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

kvass

Alternative forms

• квасъ (kvas) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

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

• IPA^(key): [kvas]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -as

Noun

квас • (kvas) m inan (genitive ква́са, nominative plural квасы́, genitive plural квасо́в, relational adjective квасно́й, diminutive квасо́к)

1. kvass (a type of fermented no- or low-alcohol beverage, made from bread, often flavored with fruit)

Declension

Declension of квас (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-c) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ква́с kvás	квасы́ kvasý
genitive	ква́са kvása	квасо́в kvasóv
dative	ква́су kvásu	кваса́м kvasám
accusative	ква́с kvás	квасы́ kvasý
instrumental	ква́сом kvásom	кваса́ми kvasámi
prepositional	ква́се kváse	кваса́х kvasáx

Derived terms

• ква́сить (kvásitʹ), заква́сить (zakvásitʹ)
• квасно́й (kvasnój)

Related terms

• ки́слый (kíslyj)

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 [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “квас”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 391

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋâːs/

Noun

ква̑с m (Latin spelling kvȃs)

1. (archaic) Alternative form of ква́сац (“yeast”)

Declension

Declension of квас

	singular	plural
nominative	квас	квасови
genitive	кваса	квасова
dative	квасу	квасовима
accusative	квас	квасове
vocative	квасе	квасови
locative	квасу	квасовима
instrumental	квасом	квасовима

Further reading

• “квас” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian квас (kvas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋâːs/

Noun

ква̑с m (Latin spelling kvȃs)

1. kvass

Declension

Declension of квас

	singular	plural
nominative	ква̑с	ква̏сови
genitive	кваса	квасова
dative	квасу	квасовима
accusative	квас	квасове
vocative	квасе	квасови
locative	квасу	квасовима
instrumental	квасом	квасовима

Further reading

• “квас” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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

• IPA^(key): [kʋas]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

квас • (kvas) m inan (genitive ква́са, nominative plural кваси́, genitive plural квасі́в, relational adjective квасни́й, diminutive квасо́к)

1. 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)

	singular	plural
nominative	квас kvas	кваси́ kvasý
genitive	ква́са kvása	квасі́в kvasív
dative	ква́сові, ква́су kvásovi, kvásu	кваса́м kvasám
accusative	квас kvas	кваси́ kvasý
instrumental	ква́сом kvásom	кваса́ми kvasámy
locative	ква́сі kvási	кваса́х kvasáx
vocative	ква́се kváse	кваси́ kvasý

Derived terms

• ква́сити (kvásyty), заква́сити (zakvásyty)

Related terms

• ки́слий (kýslyj)