Meanings
nounchervonets (plural chervontsy)
plural chervontsy · alternative chervonetz · alternative tchervonets · alternative tchervonetz
- 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.
Origin
From Russian черво́нец (červónec), derived from черво́нное зо́лото (červónnoje zóloto), "red gold".
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch tsjervonets
- tsjervonetsformer Russian currency, usually ten roubles
Esperanto ĉervonco
- ĉervoncoformer Russian currency, usually ten roubles
Estonian tšervoonets
- tšervoonetsformer Russian currency, usually ten roubles
French tchervonets
- tchervonetsformer Russian currency, usually ten roubles
German Tscherwonez
- Tscherwonezformer Russian currency, usually ten roubles
Hungarian cservonyec
- cservonyecformer Russian currency, usually ten roubles
Polish czerwoniec
- czerwoniecformer Russian currency, usually ten roubles
Romanian cervoneț
- cervonețformer Russian currency, usually ten roubles
Russian черво́нец, черво́нчик
- черво́нец (červónec)former Russian currency, usually ten roubles
- черво́нчик (červónčik)former Russian currency, usually ten roubles
Spanish chervonets
- chervonetsformer Russian currency, usually ten roubles
Ukrainian черві́нець
- черві́нець (červínecʹ)former Russian currency, usually ten roubles
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APA
chervonets. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chervonets
MLA
“chervonets.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chervonets. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chervonets,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chervonets.
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