aperitif

See also: Aperitif and apéritif

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

aperitif (plural aperitifs)

1. Alternative form of apéritif.

Hungarian

Etymology

From French apéritif (literally “opening”), from Latin aperire (“to open”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒpɛritif]
• Rhymes: -if
• Hyphenation: ape‧ri‧tif
• Syllabification: a‧pe‧ri‧tif

Noun

aperitif (plural aperitifek)

1. apéritif

   Synonyms: előital, étvágygerjesztő ital

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	aperitif	aperitifek
accusative	aperitifet	aperitifeket
dative	aperitifnek	aperitifeknek
instrumental	aperitiffel	aperitifekkel
causal-final	aperitifért	aperitifekért
translative	aperitiffé	aperitifekké
terminative	aperitifig	aperitifekig
essive-formal	aperitifként	aperitifekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	aperitifben	aperitifekben
superessive	aperitifen	aperitifeken
adessive	aperitifnél	aperitifeknél
illative	aperitifbe	aperitifekbe
sublative	aperitifre	aperitifekre
allative	aperitifhez	aperitifekhez
elative	aperitifből	aperitifekből
delative	aperitifről	aperitifekről
ablative	aperitiftől	aperitifektől
non-attributive possessive – singular	aperitifé	aperitifeké
non-attributive possessive – plural	aperitiféi	aperitifekéi

Possessive forms of aperitif

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	aperitifem	aperitifjeim
2nd person sing.	aperitifed	aperitifjeid
3rd person sing.	aperitifje	aperitifjei
1st person plural	aperitifünk	aperitifjeink
2nd person plural	aperitifetek	aperitifjeitek
3rd person plural	aperitifjük	aperitifjeik

Further reading

• aperitif in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch aperitief, from French apéritif (literally “opening”), from Medieval Latin aperītīvus (“opening”, adjective).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /apeˈritif/ [a.peˈri.t̪ɪf]
• Rhymes: -itif
• Syllabification: a‧pe‧ri‧tif

Noun

apéritif (plural aperitif-aperitif)

1. (cooking) apéritif

Further reading

• “aperitif”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Medieval Latin aperitīvus

French apéritifbor.

Polish aperitif

Borrowed from French apéritif, from Medieval Latin aperitīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɛˈri.tif/, /a.pɛ.riˈtif/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -itif, -if
• Syllabification: a‧pe‧ri‧tif

Noun

aperitif m inan

1. apéritif

Declension

Declension of aperitif

	singular	plural
nominative	aperitif	aperitify
genitive	aperitifu	aperitifów
dative	aperitifowi	aperitifom
accusative	aperitif	aperitify
instrumental	aperitifem	aperitifami
locative	aperitifie	aperitifach
vocative	aperitifie	aperitify

Further reading

• “aperitif”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “aperitif”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Swedish

Noun

aperitif c

1. an apéritif

Declension

Declension of aperitif

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	aperitif	aperitifs
	definite	aperitifen	aperitifens
plural	indefinite	aperitifer	aperitifers
	definite	aperitiferna	aperitifernas

See also

• aptitretare (“appetizer”)

References

• “aperitif”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “aperitif”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)