kvas

See also: kvaš and kväs

English

Noun

kvas (countable and uncountable, plural kvases)

  1. Alternative spelling of kvass.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkvas]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech kvas, from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ.

Noun

kvas m inan

  1. sourdough
  2. kvass
  3. ferment
  4. feast of food
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kvas

  1. second-person singular imperative of kvasit

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kvas/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

kvas m (uncountable)

  1. kvass (traditional Slavic drink)

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

kvas m or f (invariable)

  1. kvass (traditional Slavic drink)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʋâːs/

Noun

kvȃs m inan (Cyrillic spelling ква̑с)

  1. (archaic) alternative form of kvásac (yeast)
Declension
Declension of kvas
singular plural
nominative kvas kvasovi
genitive kvasa kvasova
dative kvasu kvasovima
accusative kvas kvasove
vocative kvase kvasovi
locative kvasu kvasovima
instrumental kvasom kvasovima

Further reading

  • kvas”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian квас (kvas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʋâːs/

Noun

kvȃs m inan (Cyrillic spelling ква̑с)

  1. kvass
Declension
Declension of kvas
singular plural
nominative kvȃs kvȁsovi
genitive kvasa kvasova
dative kvasu kvasovima
accusative kvas kvasove
vocative kvase kvasovi
locative kvasu kvasovima
instrumental kvasom kvasovima

Further reading

  • kvas”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kvas]

Noun

kvas m inan (genitive singular kvasu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. kvass (traditional Slavonic drink)

Declension

Further reading

  • kvas”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kvasъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʋáːs/

Noun

kvȃs m inan

  1. yeast

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. kvás
gen. sing. kvása
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
kvás kvása kvási
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
kvása kvásov kvásov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
kvásu kvásoma kvásom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
kvás kvása kváse
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
kvásu kvásih kvásih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
kvásom kvásoma kvási

Further reading

  • kvas”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian квас (kvas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡbas/ [ˈɡβ̞as]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: kvas

Noun

kvas m (plural kvases)

  1. kvass (traditional Slavic drink)