zefir

See also: zefír

English

Etymology

From Russian зефи́р (zefír).

Noun

zefir (countable and uncountable, plural zefirs)

1. Alternative form of zephyr (“confectionery”).
   • 2018, Tatyana Nesteruk, “Chocolate Raspberry Zefir Cake”, in The European Cake Cookbook: Discover a New World of Decadence from the Celebrated Traditions of European Baking, Salem, Mass.: Page Street Publishing Co., Macmillan, →ISBN:

     Zefir was my favorite childhood dessert; a sweet treat my mother bought for us on special occasions. Incorporating zefir into this towering cake just makes it that much more special!

   • 2019 August, Tim MacDonald, “Pavlova is good as gold when it comes to the Russian palate”, in Dorie Cox, editor, The Triton: Nautical News for Captains and Crews, volume 16, number 5, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: Triton Publishing Group Inc., page 16, column 4:

     […] Russians love their sweets. It’s the only culture I have observed in which the men, on the whole, indulge in sweets – notably, honey cake, chocolate-cherry cake, mille feuille, lemon sorbet, Markiza Cake, and the ubiquitous Russian version of Pavlova cookies: zefirs.

   • 2022, Liv Arnold, chapter 8, in Stepping Stone (Invested in You; 2), Adams Basin, N.Y.: The Wild Rose Press, Inc., →ISBN:

     Angie, Sebastian’s assistant, walked across the room, stopping by every desk to offer a homemade zefir—Russian dessert resembling pink marshmallows.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:zefir.

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛ.fir/

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• Rhymes: -ɛfir
• Syllabification: ze‧fir
• Homophone: Zefir

Noun

zefir m inan (diminutive zefirek, related adjective zefirowy or zefiryczny)

1. zephyr (light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze)

   Synonym: wiaterek

2. zephyr (thing of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric)
3. zephyr (a type of soft confectionery made by whipping fruit and berry purée (mostly apple purée) with sugar and egg whites with subsequent addition of a gelling agent like pectin, carrageenan, agar, or gelatine)

   Synonym: zefirek

Declension

Declension of zefir

	singular	plural
nominative	zefir	zefiry
genitive	zefiru	zefirów
dative	zefirowi	zefirom
accusative	zefir	zefiry
instrumental	zefirem	zefirami
locative	zefirze	zefirach
vocative	zefirze	zefiry

Related terms

noun

• Zefir

Further reading

• “zefir”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros)bor.

Latin zephyrus

French zéphyrbor.

Romanian zefir

Borrowed from French zéphyr, from Latin zephyrus.

Noun

zefir m (plural zefiri)

1. zephyr (wind)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zefir	zefirul	zefiri	zefirii
genitive-dative	zefir	zefirului	zefiri	zefirilor
vocative	zefirule		zefirilor

Noun

zefir n (plural zefire)

1. zephyr (fabric)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zefir	zefirul	zefire	zefirele
genitive-dative	zefir	zefirului	zefire	zefirelor
vocative	zefirule		zefirelor

Further reading

• “zefir”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Turkish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros)bor.

Latin zephyrus

French zéphyr

Ottoman Turkish زفیر (zefir)

Turkish zefir

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زفیر (zefir), from French zéphyr, from Latin zephyrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ze.fiɾ/

Noun

zefir (definite accusative zefiri, plural zefirler)

1. zephyr (fabric)
   • 1937 November 5, advertisement in Cumhuriyet page 12:

     Çizgili poplinden / Erkek gömlekleri / 190 Kuruş / Zefirden yeni cins 225 Kuruş

     Striped poplin / men's shirts / 190 kurus / New kind from zephyr cloth 225 kurus

Declension

Declension of zefir

singular plural nominative zefir zefirler definite accusative zefiri zefirleri dative zefire zefirlere locative zefirde zefirlerde ablative zefirden zefirlerden genitive zefirin zefirlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular zefirim zefirlerim 2nd singular zefirin zefirlerin 3rd singular zefiri zefirleri 1st plural zefirimiz zefirlerimiz 2nd plural zefiriniz zefirleriniz 3rd plural zefirleri zefirleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular zefirimi zefirlerimi 2nd singular zefirini zefirlerini 3rd singular zefirini zefirlerini 1st plural zefirimizi zefirlerimizi 2nd plural zefirinizi zefirlerinizi 3rd plural zefirlerini zefirlerini dative singular plural 1st singular zefirime zefirlerime 2nd singular zefirine zefirlerine 3rd singular zefirine zefirlerine 1st plural zefirimize zefirlerimize 2nd plural zefirinize zefirlerinize 3rd plural zefirlerine zefirlerine locative singular plural 1st singular zefirimde zefirlerimde 2nd singular zefirinde zefirlerinde 3rd singular zefirinde zefirlerinde 1st plural zefirimizde zefirlerimizde 2nd plural zefirinizde zefirlerinizde 3rd plural zefirlerinde zefirlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular zefirimden zefirlerimden 2nd singular zefirinden zefirlerinden 3rd singular zefirinden zefirlerinden 1st plural zefirimizden zefirlerimizden 2nd plural zefirinizden zefirlerinizden 3rd plural zefirlerinden zefirlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular zefirimin zefirlerimin 2nd singular zefirinin zefirlerinin 3rd singular zefirinin zefirlerinin 1st plural zefirimizin zefirlerimizin 2nd plural zefirinizin zefirlerinizin 3rd plural zefirlerinin zefirlerinin

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ze‧fir

Noun

zefir (definite accusative zefiri, plural zefirler)

1. zephyr (fabric)

Declension

Declension of zefir

	singular	plural
nominative	zefir	zefirler
accusative	zefiri	zefirleri
genitive	zefiriň	zefirleriň
dative	zefire	zefirlere
locative	zefirde	zefirlerde
ablative	zefirden	zefirlerden

Further reading

• “zefir” in Enedilim.com