кумыс

Russian

Etymology

From a Turkic source, such as Tatar qımız (“fermented milk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʊˈmɨs]
• Rhymes: -ɨs

Noun

кумы́с • (kumýs) m inan (genitive кумы́са, uncountable)

1. koumiss

Declension

Declension of кумы́с (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	кумы́с kumýs
genitive	кумы́са kumýsa
dative	кумы́су kumýsu
accusative	кумы́с kumýs
instrumental	кумы́сом kumýsom
prepositional	кумы́се kumýse

Descendants

• → English: koumiss
• → French: koumis
• → German: Kumys
  • → Hungarian: kumisz
• → Polish: kumys

Further reading

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.