chervonets

English

Alternative forms

tchervonets

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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