агрэст

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian а́кгрестъ (ágrest).[1] Cognate with Ukrainian а́ґрус (ágrus).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˈɣrɛst]
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): [aˈɡrɛst]
  • Rhymes: -ɛst
  • Hyphenation: аг‧рэст

Noun

агрэ́ст • (ahréstm inan (genitive агрэ́сту, uncountable)

  1. gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “агрэст”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 75

Further reading

  • агрэст” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • агрэст”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)