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Czech
Etymology
From šéf, from German Chef, from French chef, from Latin caput.
Pronunciation
Prefix
šéf-
- chief-
- šéf- + kuchař (“cook”) → šéfkuchař (“chef”)
- šéf- + lékař (“physician, doctor”) → šéflékař (“attending doctor”)
- šéf- + redaktor (“editor”) → šéfredaktor (“editor in chief”)
- šéf- + trenér (“coach, trainer”) → šéftrenér (“head coach”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “šéf-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- šéf- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017