шеф

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Noun

шеф (šefm (feminine ше́фка)

  1. male boss, male leader, male chief, male manager, male director, head man

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Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from French chef.

Pronunciation

Noun

шеф (šefm (plural шефови, feminine шефица, relational adjective шефовски, diminutive шефче)

  1. boss

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French chef.

Pronunciation

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Noun

шеф (šefm anim (genitive ше́фа, nominative plural ше́фы, genitive plural ше́фов)

  1. boss, chief
  2. patron, sponsor

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Descendants

  • Armenian: շեֆ (šef)
  • Georgian: შეფი (šepi)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Chef, from French chef.

Pronunciation

Noun

ше̏ф m (Latin spelling šȅf)

  1. chief, boss, manager, director, head
    • 2022, Марија Јанковић, “Избори у Србији 2022: Ко су кандидати за председника Србије”, in BBC Njuz:
      Гласачи у Србији 3. априла бираће шефа државе, највишег функционера за кога могу директно да гласају.
      Glasači u Srbiji 3. aprila biraće šefa države, najvišeg funkcionera za koga mogu direktno da glasaju.
      On April 3, voters in Serbia will elect the head of state, the highest official for whom they can vote directly.

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References

  • шеф” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Ukrainian

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Etymology

Borrowed from French chef.

Pronunciation

Noun

шеф (šefm pers (genitive ше́фа, nominative plural ше́фи, genitive plural ше́фів)

  1. chief, head, boss
    Synonyms: бос m (bos), нача́льник m (načálʹnyk), керівни́к m (kerivnýk)
  2. patron, sponsor

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