Account of the Russian Discoveries between Asia and America / To which are added, the conquest of Siberia, and the history of the transactions and commerce between Russia and China

by William Coxe

Explanation of some Russian words made use of in the following work.

Baidar, a small boat.
Guba, a bay.
Kamen, a rock.
Kotche, a vessel.
Krepost, a regular fortress.
Noss, a cape.
Ostrog, a fortress surrounded with palisadoes.
Ostroff, an island.
Ostrova, islands.
Quass, a sort of fermented liquor.
Reka, a river.

The Russians, in their proper names of persons, make use of patronymics; these patronymics are formed in some cases by adding Vitch to the christian name of the father; in others Off or Eff: the former termination is applied only to persons of condition; the latter to those of an inferior rank. As, for instance,

Among persons	of condition	Ivan Ivanovitch,	} Ivan the son of Ivan.
	of inferior rank,	Ivan Ivanoff
		Michael Alexievitch,	} Michael the son of Alexèy.
		Michael Alexeeff,
Sometimes a surname is added, Ivan Ivanovitch Romanoff.

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