буфет

Even

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian буфет (bufet)

Noun

буфет (ʙufet)

1. cupboard

References

• Cincius, V. I., Rišes, L. D. (1952) Русско-эвенский словарь [Russian–Even Dictionary], Moscow

Kyrgyz

Noun

буфет • (bufet)

1. snack-bar

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Büfett, from French buffet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʊˈfʲet]

• буфет

  (file)

Noun

буфе́т • (bufét) m inan (genitive буфе́та, nominative plural буфе́ты, genitive plural буфе́тов)

1. sideboard, cupboard
2. snack bar, lunchroom, refreshment room, buffet
3. (historical) larder, pantry (a room for storing food and dishes and preparing snacks and tea)

Usage notes

• This word refers more to a place than to a method of serving food, in contrast with the English word buffet. Hence it takes the preposition в (v, “in, at; to”) when answering the questions где? (= в буфе́те) and куда? (= в буфе́т). In Russian, the method of serving food is referred to as шведский стол (smorgasbord, literally: "Swedish table").

Declension

Declension of буфе́т (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	буфе́т bufét	буфе́ты buféty
genitive	буфе́та buféta	буфе́тов bufétov
dative	буфе́ту bufétu	буфе́там bufétam
accusative	буфе́т bufét	буфе́ты buféty
instrumental	буфе́том bufétom	буфе́тами bufétami
prepositional	буфе́те buféte	буфе́тах bufétax

Related terms

• буфе́тчик (bufétčik)
• буфе́тчица (bufétčica)

Descendants

• → Even: буфет (ʙufet)
• → Georgian: ბუფეტი (bupeṭi)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “буфет”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress