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chervonets

chervonets noun: 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.

Noun

chervonets (plural chervontsy)

  1. 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.

Forms of chervonets

pluralchervontsy
alternative formchervonetz
alternative formtchervonets
alternative formtchervonetz

Origin of chervonets

From Russian черво́нец (červónec), derived from черво́нное зо́лото (červónnoje zóloto), "red gold".

Questions about chervonets

What does chervonets mean?
Chervonets means 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.
What part of speech is chervonets?
Chervonets is a noun.
What is the plural of chervonets?
The plural of chervonets is chervontsy.

Words near chervonets in the dictionary

  1. chervetite
  2. chervil
  3. chervils
  4. Chervona
  5. Chervona Zirka
  6. chervonets
  7. chervonetz
  8. Chervonohrad
  9. chervontsy
  10. Cherwell
  11. Chery

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