chervonets

English

Alternative forms

chervonetz, tchervonets, tchervonetz

Etymology

From Russian черво́нец (červónec), derived from черво́нное зо́лото (červónnoje zóloto), "red gold".

Noun

chervonets (plural chervontsy)

Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.

Translations

former Russian currency, usually ten roubles

Belarusian: чырво́нец m (čyrvónjec)
Dutch: tsjervonets m
Esperanto: ĉervonco
Estonian: tšervoonets
French: tchervonets m
German: Tscherwonez m
Hungarian: cservonyec
Polish: czerwoniec m
Romanian: cervoneț
Russian: черво́нец (ru) m (červónec), черво́нчик (ru) m (červónčik) (diminutive)
Spanish: chervonets m
Ukrainian: черві́нець m (červínecʹ)

Anagrams

conserveth, converseth

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