kwas

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Noun

kwas (plural kwaste)

1. brush
2. tassel

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Lower Sorbian

kwas

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kwas]

Noun

kwas m ?

1. sourdough

Declension

Declension of kwas

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kwas	kwasa	kwase
Genitive	kwasa	kwasowu	kwasow
Dative	kwasoju	kwasoma	kwasam
Accusative	kwas	kwasa	kwase
Instrumental	kwasom	kwasoma	kwasami
Locative	kwasu	kwasoma	kwasach

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kvasъ (“leaven”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kfas/

• audio:

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Noun

kwas m inan (diminutive kwasek)

1. (chemistry) acid (a sour substance)
2. (colloquial) snag, scene; unpleasant social situation
3. (slang) LSD

Declension

Declension of kwas

	singular	plural
nominative	kwas	kwasy
genitive	kwasu	kwasów
dative	kwasowi	kwasom
accusative	kwas	kwasy
instrumental	kwasem	kwasami
locative	kwasie	kwasach
vocative	kwasie	kwasy

Antonyms

• zasada

Derived terms

• (adjective) kwasowy
• (nouns) kwas chlebowy, kwasica

Further reading

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