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kwas

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See also: Kwas, kwaś, and kwäs-

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch kwast, from Middle Dutch quast, from Old Dutch *kwast, from Proto-Germanic *kwastuz.

Noun

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kwas (plural kwaste, diminutive kwassie)

  1. brush (for painting or makeup)
  2. tassel

Lower Sorbian

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kwas

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kvasъ (leaven). Cognate with Upper Sorbian kwas, Polish kwas (acid), Serbo-Croatian kvȃs (yeast), Old Church Slavonic квасъ (kvasŭ, leaven).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkwas/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: kwas

Noun

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kwas m inan

  1. sourdough

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “kwas”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “kwas”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Paipai

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Adjective

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kwas

  1. yellow

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Polish kwas. Cognate with Latin cāseus whence English cheese, and Sanskrit क्वथ् (kvath, to boil).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkfas/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -as
    • Syllabification: kwas

    Noun

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    kwas m inan (diminutive kwasek)

    1. (chemistry) acid (a sour substance)
      Coordinate terms: alkalia, zasada
    2. (colloquial) snag, scene; unpleasant social situation
    3. (organic chemistry, slang) LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide (powerful synthetic hallucinogen)
      Synonym: LSD

    Declension

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    Derived terms

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    verbs

    Further reading

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    • kwas”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • kwas”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)