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
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