берковец

Russian

Etymology

From бе́рковеск (bérkovesk), Old East Slavic бьрковьскъ (bĭrkovĭskŭ, “of Birka”), borrowed from Old Norse Birka, a port city in mediaeval Sweden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbʲerkəvʲɪt͡s]

Noun

бе́рковец • (bérkovec) m inan (genitive бе́рковца, nominative plural бе́рковцы, genitive plural бе́рковцев)

1. (historical) berkovets (an old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods)

Declension

Declension of бе́рковец (inan masc-form ц-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бе́рковец bérkovec	бе́рковцы bérkovcy
genitive	бе́рковца bérkovca	бе́рковцев bérkovcev
dative	бе́рковцу bérkovcu	бе́рковцам bérkovcam
accusative	бе́рковец bérkovec	бе́рковцы bérkovcy
instrumental	бе́рковцем bérkovcem	бе́рковцами bérkovcami
prepositional	бе́рковце bérkovce	бе́рковцах bérkovcax

Descendants

• → English: berkovets
• → Finnish: berkovets
• → Polish: bierkowiec