kvassi
Finnish
Etymology
From Russian ква́с (kvás, “kvass”), from Old East Slavic квасъ (kvasŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʋɑsːi/, [ˈkʋɑs̠ːi]
- Rhymes: -ɑsːi
- Syllabification(key): kvas‧si
Noun
kvassi
- kvass (traditional fermented Russian and Ukrainian beverage with little or no alcohol, usually made from bread)
- Synonym: taari
Usage notes
Kvassi resembles very closely a traditional Finnish beverage called kalja or kotikalja, the main difference being that kvassi is made of bread whereas kalja is made of malt. The metonymic use of kalja for kvass is thus common.
Declension
| Inflection of kvassi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kvassi | kvassit | |
| genitive | kvassin | kvassien | |
| partitive | kvassia | kvasseja | |
| illative | kvassiin | kvasseihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kvassi | kvassit | |
| accusative | nom. | kvassi | kvassit |
| gen. | kvassin | ||
| genitive | kvassin | kvassien | |
| partitive | kvassia | kvasseja | |
| inessive | kvassissa | kvasseissa | |
| elative | kvassista | kvasseista | |
| illative | kvassiin | kvasseihin | |
| adessive | kvassilla | kvasseilla | |
| ablative | kvassilta | kvasseilta | |
| allative | kvassille | kvasseille | |
| essive | kvassina | kvasseina | |
| translative | kvassiksi | kvasseiksi | |
| instructive | — | kvassein | |
| abessive | kvassitta | kvasseitta | |
| comitative | — | kvasseineen | |
| Possessive forms of kvassi (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kvassini | kvassimme |
| 2nd person | kvassisi | kvassinne |
| 3rd person | kvassinsa | |
Anagrams
- kasvis