кефир

See also: кефір

Russian

Alternative forms

  • кафир (kafir) (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed into Russian from a language of the Caucausus; compare Mingrelian ქიფური (kipuri), Ossetian къӕпы (k’æpy), Karachay-Balkar гыпы. The ultimate origin is unknown.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʲɪˈfʲir]

Noun

кефи́р • (kefír) m inan (genitive кефи́ра, nominative plural кефи́ры, genitive plural кефи́ров)

  1. kefir (a yogurt-like beverage made from fermented cows' milk)
    Я про́сто обожа́ю кефи́р, но зато́ терпе́ть не могу́ молоко́! — I just love kefir, but, on the other hand, I hate milk!

Declension

Declension of кефи́р (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative кефи́р
kefír		 кефи́ры
kefíry
genitive кефи́ра
kefíra		 кефи́ров
kefírov
dative кефи́ру
kefíru		 кефи́рам
kefíram
accusative кефи́р
kefír		 кефи́ры
kefíry
instrumental кефи́ром
kefírom		 кефи́рами
kefírami
prepositional кефи́ре
kefíre		 кефи́рах
kefírax

References

  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “кефир”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume I, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 393
  • Vasmer, Max (1967), “кефир”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume II, translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress, page 227
  • Abajev, V. I. (1958) Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 627
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