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квасъ

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Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kvasъ. See also Old Armenian քացախ (kʻacʻax, vinegar).

Noun

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квасъ (kvasŭm

  1. leaven; yeast
    • Лук. 13:20-21 from Сав. кн.:
      комоу ꙋподоблѫ цр͠ствие бж҃ие· подобьно естъ къвасоу иже приимъши жена: съкръі въ мѫцѣ· доньдеже въкъісе вса·
      komu upodoblǫ cr͠stvie bž:ie· podobĭno estŭ kŭvasu iže priimŭši žena: sŭkry vŭ mǫcě· donĭdeže vŭkyse vsa·
      Unto what shall I liken the Kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.
  2. fermented beverage; kvass

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Russian

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Noun

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квасъ (kvasm inan (genitive ква́са, nominative plural квасы́, genitive plural квасо́въ, diminutive квасо́къ)

  1. Pre-1918 spelling of квас (kvas).

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