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单词 chervonets
释义

chervonets

or tcher·vo·netz

[ cher-voh-nits, -nets; Russian chyir-vaw-nyits ]
/ tʃərˈvoʊ nɪts, -nɛts; Russian tʃyɪrˈvɔ nyɪts /

noun, plural cher·von·tsi [cher-vohnt-see; Russian chyir-vawn-tsi]. /tʃərˈvoʊnt si; Russian tʃyɪrˈvɔn tsɪ/.

a former gold coin and monetary unit of the U.S.S.R., equal to ten rubles.

Origin of chervonets

1920–25; <Russian chervónets,Old Russian chervon(n)yi a similar gold coin <Polish czerwony a gold coin, literally, red (apparently because gold of a high purity was thought to have a reddish cast), cognate with Czech červený,Serbo-Croatian cr̀ven, cr̀(v)ljen,Bulgarian chervén<Slavic *čṛvljen, originally past participle of *čṛviti to dye red, derivative of *čṛvĭ worm, kermes (Serbo-Croatian cr̂v,Polish czerw,Russian chervʾ), a by-form of *čṛmĭ; compare OCS chrĭmĭnŭ red; see crimson, vermilion

Words nearby chervonets

Cherubicon, cherubim, Cherubini, cherubism, chervil, chervonets, Cherwell, Cheryl, Cherylene, Ches., Chesapeake
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British Dictionary definitions for chervonets

chervonets
/ (tʃəˈvɔːnɛts) /

noun

(formerly) a Soviet monetary unit and gold coin worth ten roubles

Word Origin for chervonets

from Old Russian červonyi, from Old Polish czerwony golden, purple
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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