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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Noun

шеф (šefm (feminine ше́фка)

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

Declension

Declension of шеф
singular plural
indefinite шеф
šef
ше́фове
šéfove
definite
(subject form)
ше́фът
šéfǎt
ше́фовете
šéfovete
definite
(object form)
ше́фа
šéfa
vocative form ше́фе
šéfe
ше́фове
šéfove

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from French chef.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. boss

Declension

Declension of шеф
singular plural
indefinite шеф (šef) шефови (šefovi)
definite unspecified шефот (šefot) шефовите (šefovite)
definite proximal шефов (šefov) шефовиве (šefovive)
definite distal шефон (šefon) шефовине (šefovine)
vocative шефе (šefe) шефови (šefovi)
count form шефа (šefa)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from French chef. Slavic cognates include Polish szef, Serbo-Croatian шеф / šef and Slovak šéf.

Pronunciation

Noun

шеф (šefm pers (feminine equivalent шефица, related adjective шефовски)

  1. chief, boss, head, manager
    Synonyms: бос (bos), началнїк (načalnjik)
    справує ше яґод даяки шефspravuje še jagod dajaki šefhe is behaving like some sort of boss

Declension

Declension of шеф
singular plural
nominative шеф (šef) шефове (šefove)
genitive шефа (šefa) шефох (šefox)
dative шефови (šefovi) шефом (šefom)
accusative шефа (šefa) шефох (šefox)
instrumental шефом (šefom) шефами (šefami)
locative шефови (šefovi) шефох (šefox)
vocative шеф (šef) шефове (šefove)
verbs

References

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

Declension

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.

Declension

Declension of шеф
singular plural
nominative ше̏ф ше̏фови
genitive шефа шефова
dative шефу шефовима
accusative шефа шефове
vocative шефе шефови
locative шефу шефовима
instrumental шефом шефовима

References

  • шеф”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
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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

Declension

Declension of шеф
(pers hard masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative шеф
šef
ше́фи
šéfy
genitive ше́фа
šéfa
ше́фів
šéfiv
dative ше́фові, ше́фу
šéfovi, šéfu
ше́фам
šéfam
accusative ше́фа
šéfa
ше́фів
šéfiv
instrumental ше́фом
šéfom
ше́фами
šéfamy
locative ше́фові, ше́фі
šéfovi, šéfi
ше́фах
šéfax
vocative ше́фе
šéfe
ше́фи
šéfy

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