шеф

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛf/

Noun

шеф • (šef) m

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

Related terms

• шефка f (šefka)

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Macedonian

Etymology

From French chef.

Noun

шеф • (šef) m (plural шефови, diminutive шефче)

1. boss

Inflection

Declension of шеф

	singular	plural
indefinite	шеф	шефови
definite unspecified	шефот	шефовите
definite proximal	шефов	шефовиве
definite distal	шефон	шефовине
vocative	шефе	шефови
count form	—	шефа

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French chef.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂɛf]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

шеф • (šef) m anim (genitive ше́фа, nominative plural ше́фы, genitive plural ше́фов)

1. boss, chief
2. patron, sponsor

Declension

Declension of шеф (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ше́ф šéf	ше́фы šéfy
genitive	ше́фа šéfa	ше́фов šéfov
dative	ше́фу šéfu	ше́фам šéfam
accusative	ше́фа šéfa	ше́фов šéfov
instrumental	ше́фом šéfom	ше́фами šéfami
prepositional	ше́фе šéfe	ше́фах šéfax

Related terms

• шеф-по́вар (šef-póvar)
• ше́фство (šéfstvo)

Descendants

• → Armenian: շեֆ (šef)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Chef, form (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French chef.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃêf/, /ʂêf/

Noun

ше̏ф m (Latin spelling šȅf)

1. chief, boss, manager, director, head

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