kwas

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kwast, from Middle Dutch quast, from Old Dutch *kwast, from Proto-Germanic *kwastuz.

Noun

kwas (plural kwaste)

  1. brush
  2. tassel

Lower Sorbian
kwas

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kvasъ (“leaven”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian kwas, Polish kwas (“acid”), Serbo-Croatian kvȃs (“yeast”), Old Church Slavonic квасъ (kvasŭ, “leaven”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kwas]

Noun

kwas m

  1. sourdough

Declension
Declension of kwas
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kwas kwasa kwase
Genitive kwasa kwasowu kwasow
Dative kwasoju kwasoma kwasam
Accusative kwas kwasa kwase
Instrumental kwasom kwasoma kwasami
Locative kwasu kwasoma kwasach

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kvasъ (“leaven”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kfas/
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Noun

kwas m inan (diminutive kwasek)

  1. (chemistry) acid (a sour substance)
  2. (colloquial) snag, scene; unpleasant social situation
  3. (slang) LSD

Declension
declension of kwas
singular plural
nominative kwas kwasy
genitive kwasu kwasów
dative kwasowi kwasom
accusative kwas kwasy
instrumental kwasem kwasami
locative kwasie kwasach
vocative kwasie kwasy

Antonyms

Derived terms

Further reading
  • kwas in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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