шеф
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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Noun
шеф • (šef) m (feminine ше́фка)
Declension
Declension of шеф
Macedonian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
шеф • (šef) m (plural шефови, feminine шефица, relational adjective шефовски, diminutive шефче)
Declension
| 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) |
Russian
Alternative forms
- шефъ (šef) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
шеф • (šef) m anim (genitive ше́фа, nominative plural ше́фы, genitive plural ше́фов)
Declension
Related terms
- шеф-по́вар (šef-póvar)
- ше́фство (šéfstvo)
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Chef, from French chef.
Pronunciation
Noun
ше̏ф m (Latin spelling šȅf)
- 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
References
- “шеф”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
шеф • (šef) m pers (genitive ше́фа, nominative plural ше́фи, genitive plural ше́фів)
- chief, head, boss
- Synonyms: бос m (bos), нача́льник m (načálʹnyk), керівни́к m (kerivnýk)
- patron, sponsor
Declension
Declension of шеф (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
Related terms
- ше́фство n (šéfstvo)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “шеф”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “шеф”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “шеф”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “шеф”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “шеф”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “шеф”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)