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Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from French chauffeur.
Pronunciation
Noun
шофер • (šofer) m (relational adjective шоферски)
- chauffeur
Declension
Russian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French chauffeur.
Pronunciation
Noun
шо́фер • (šófer) m anim (genitive шо́фера, nominative plural шофера́, genitive plural шоферо́в)
- (business or colloquial) chauffeur, driver
Usage notes
- This pronunciation is often considered non-standard.
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
шофер • (šofjór) m anim
- Alternative spelling of шофёр (šofjór)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from French chauffeur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃǒfeːr/
- Hyphenation: шо‧фер
Noun
шо̀фе̄р m (Latin spelling šòfēr)
- (colloquial) driver (person who drives a motorized vehicle)
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from French chauffeur.
Pronunciation
Noun
шофе́р • (šofér) m inan (genitive шофе́ра, nominative plural шофе́ри, genitive plural шофе́рів, relational adjective шофе́рів)
- driver (person who drives a motorized vehicle)
- Synonym: воді́й m (vodíj)
- chauffeur
Declension
Declension of шофе́р (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “шофер”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “шофер”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “шофер”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “шофер”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “шофер”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “шофер”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)