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- Russian · borrowed fromчетвери́к
- English todaychetverik
Borrowed from Russian четвери́к (četverík), from че́тверть (čétvertʹ, “quarter”) + -и́к (-ík).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An old Russian dry measure, approximately 26.24 litres; one fourth of an osmina. Full definition →
Borrowed from Russian четвери́к (četverík), from че́тверть (čétvertʹ, “quarter”) + -и́к (-ík).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.