кефир

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See also: кефір

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

кефир • (kefir) m

  1. kefir

Declension

Declension of кефир
singular
indefinite кефир (kefir)
definite unspecified кефирот (kefirot)
definite proximal кефиров (kefirov)
definite distal кефирон (kefiron)
vocative кефиру (kefiru)

Russian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed into Russian from a language of the Caucausus; compare Mingrelian ქიფური (kipuri), Ossetian къӕпы (k’æpy), Karachay-Balkar гыпы (gıpı). The ultimate origin is unknown. Relation with a potential Kipchak substrate *köpür-, akin to Turkish köpürmek (“to foam”), is unknown.

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Noun

кефи́р • (kefír) m inan (genitive кефи́ра, nominative plural кефи́ры, genitive plural кефи́ров, relational adjective кефи́рный, diminutive кефи́рчик)

  1. kefir (a yogurt-like beverage made from fermented cows' milk)
    Я про́сто обожа́ю кефи́р, но зато́ терпе́ть не могу́ молоко́! ― Ja prósto obožáju kefír, no zató terpétʹ ne mogú molokó! ― I just love kefir, but, on the other hand, I hate milk!

Declension

Declension of кефи́р (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative кефи́р
kefír 		кефи́ры
kefíry
genitive кефи́ра
kefíra 		кефи́ров
kefírov
dative кефи́ру
kefíru 		кефи́рам
kefíram
accusative кефи́р
kefír 		кефи́ры
kefíry
instrumental кефи́ром
kefírom 		кефи́рами
kefírami
prepositional кефи́ре
kefíre 		кефи́рах
kefírax

Descendants

  • → English: kefir
  • → German: Kefir
  • → Greek: κεφίρ (kefír)
  • → Korean: 케피르 (kepireu)

See also

References

  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “кефир”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 393
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кефир”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Abajev, V. I. (1958) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка (in Russian), volume I, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 627
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