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berkovets

berkovets noun: an old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.

Noun

berkovets (plural berkovets)

  1. (historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.

Forms of berkovets

pluralberkovets
alternative formberkovetz
alternative formberkowitz

Origin of berkovets

From Russian бе́рковец (bérkovec); derived from бе́рковеск (bérkovesk), Old East Slavic бьрковьскъ (bĭrkovĭskŭ, “of Birka”), ultimately Old Norse Birka, a port city in mediaeval Sweden.

Questions about berkovets

What does berkovets mean?
Berkovets means an old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
What part of speech is berkovets?
Berkovets is a noun.
What is the plural of berkovets?
The plural of berkovets is berkovets.

Words near berkovets in the dictionary

  1. Berkleys
  2. Berkman
  3. Berkmann
  4. Berkmans
  5. berko
  6. berkovets
  7. berkovetz
  8. Berkovich
  9. Berkoviches
  10. berkowitz
  11. Berkowitzes

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