калач

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Etymology

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From кола́ч (koláč) (through akanye), from Proto-Slavic *kolačь, a derivation of *kolo (circle, wheel). By surface analysis, колесо́ (kolesó) +‎ -ач (-ač). Cognate to Ukrainian кола́ч (koláč), Bulgarian кола́ч (koláč), Serbo-Croatian kòlač, Slovak koláč, Czech koláč, Polish kołacz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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калач

кала́ч (kaláčm inan (genitive калача́, nominative plural калачи́, genitive plural калаче́й, relational adjective кала́чный, diminutive кала́чик)

  1. kalach (traditional East Slavic bread shaped like a padlock or a wheel)
    • 1877, Лев Толстой [Leo Tolstoy], “Часть IV Глава XV”, in Анна Каренина; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Anna Karenina, 1901:
      Лё́вин попро́бовал отпи́ть ко́фе и положи́ть кала́ч в рот, но рот его́ реши́тельно не знал, что де́лать с калачо́м.
      Ljóvin popróboval otpítʹ kófe i položítʹ kaláč v rot, no rot jevó rešítelʹno ne znal, što délatʹ s kalačóm.
      Levin tried to drink coffee and put some roll in his mouth, but his mouth was quite at a loss what to do with the roll.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Kazakh: қалаш (qalaş, kalach)
  • Khakas: халас (xalas, kalach, bread)
  • Shor: қалаш (qalaş, bread)
  • Southern Altai: калаш (kalaš, bread)

See also

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “колач”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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    Tsyhanenko, H. P. (1989) “калач”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kyiv: Radjanska shkola, →ISBN