квасцы

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Russian квасцы (kvascy, “alum”), first attested in a 1470s manuscript, presumed to derive from a term for a sheepskin (or other hide) pickle more often called квасы which may be made from flour, similarly to kvass drink, and salt, with or without alum

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kvɐˈst͡sɨ]

Noun

квасцы́ • (kvascý) m inan pl (genitive квасцо́в, plural only)

1. alum (a double sulfate)
2. (dialectal) sheepskin pickling solution

Declension

Declension of квасцы́ (inan pl-only masc-form ц-stem accent-b reduc) 

	plural
nominative	квасцы́ kvascý
genitive	квасцо́в kvascóv
dative	квасца́м kvascám
accusative	квасцы́ kvascý
instrumental	квасца́ми kvascámi
prepositional	квасца́х kvascáx