English Explanatory Dictionary

berkovets

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.

Word forms

berkovets berkovetz berkowitz

Etymology

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.

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