kefir

See also: kéfir, kefír, and Kefir

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Russian кефи́р (kefír); see that entry for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈfɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈkiːfə(ɹ)/, /ˈkɛfə(ɹ)/

Noun

kefir

kefir (usually uncountable, plural kefirs)

  1. A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid.
    • 2015, David Perlmutter, Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain—for Life, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN:
      Water kefir grains differ from milk kefir grains and are generally used to make kefirs based on fruit juices or sugared waters.
    • 2015, Kristin Merizalde, Holistic Health Basics: 5 Tips For Achieving Better Health, →ISBN:
      Mason jars are great for making kefirs.
    • 2018, Mark Gibson, “Milk and Dairy”, in Food Science and the Culinary Arts, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 148:
      Commercially made kefirs on the other hand have seen the development of starter cultures that make the whole process more efficient and quicker while also providing longer product shelf lives.
Derived terms
Translations

Noun

kefir (plural kefirs)

  1. Alternative form of kafir

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

From North-Caucasian languages via Russian кефи́р (kefír).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛfir], [ˈkɛfiːr]
  • Hyphenation: ke‧fir
  • Rhymes: -ir, -iːr

Noun

kefir (plural kefirek)

  1. kefir

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative kefir kefirek
accusative kefirt kefireket
dative kefirnek kefireknek
instrumental kefirrel kefirekkel
causal-final kefirért kefirekért
translative kefirré kefirekké
terminative kefirig kefirekig
essive-formal kefirként kefirekként
essive-modal
inessive kefirben kefirekben
superessive kefiren kefireken
adessive kefirnél kefireknél
illative kefirbe kefirekbe
sublative kefirre kefirekre
allative kefirhez kefirekhez
elative kefirből kefirekből
delative kefirről kefirekről
ablative kefirtől kefirektől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
kefiré kefireké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
kefiréi kefirekéi
Possessive forms of kefir
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. kefirem kefirjeim
2nd person sing. kefired kefirjeid
3rd person sing. kefirje kefirjei
1st person plural kefirünk kefirjeink
2nd person plural kefiretek kefirjeitek
3rd person plural kefirjük kefirjeik

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English kefir, French kéfir, German Kefir, ultimately from a language of the Caucausus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.fir/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛfir
  • Syllabification: ke‧fir

Noun

kefir m inan (diminutive kefirek)

  1. kefir

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • kefirowy
adjective
  • kefirkowy

Further reading

  • kefir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kefir in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /keˈfi(ʁ)/ [keˈfi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /keˈfi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /keˈfi(ʁ)/ [keˈfi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /keˈfi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɨˈfiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɨˈfi.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ke‧fir

Noun

kefir m (plural kefirs)

  1. Alternative spelling of quefir

Swedish

Noun

kefir c

  1. kefir

Declension

Declension of kefir 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative kefir kefiren
Genitive kefirs kefirens

References

Turkish

Etymology

From North Caucasian languages via Russian кефи́р (kefír).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [cɛˈfiɾ]

Noun

kefir (definite accusative kefiri, plural kefirler)

  1. kefir

Declension

Inflection
Nominative kefir
Definite accusative kefiri
Singular Plural
Nominative kefir kefirler
Definite accusative kefiri kefirleri
Dative kefire kefirlere
Locative kefirde kefirlerde
Ablative kefirden kefirlerden
Genitive kefirin kefirlerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kefirim kefirlerim
2nd singular kefirin kefirlerin
3rd singular kefiri kefirleri
1st plural kefirimiz kefirlerimiz
2nd plural kefiriniz kefirleriniz
3rd plural kefirleri kefirleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kefirimi kefirlerimi
2nd singular kefirini kefirlerini
3rd singular kefirini kefirlerini
1st plural kefirimizi kefirlerimizi
2nd plural kefirinizi kefirlerinizi
3rd plural kefirlerini kefirlerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular kefirime kefirlerime
2nd singular kefirine kefirlerine
3rd singular kefirine kefirlerine
1st plural kefirimize kefirlerimize
2nd plural kefirinize kefirlerinize
3rd plural kefirlerine kefirlerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kefirimde kefirlerimde
2nd singular kefirinde kefirlerinde
3rd singular kefirinde kefirlerinde
1st plural kefirimizde kefirlerimizde
2nd plural kefirinizde kefirlerinizde
3rd plural kefirlerinde kefirlerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kefirimden kefirlerimden
2nd singular kefirinden kefirlerinden
3rd singular kefirinden kefirlerinden
1st plural kefirimizden kefirlerimizden
2nd plural kefirinizden kefirlerinizden
3rd plural kefirlerinden kefirlerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kefirimin kefirlerimin
2nd singular kefirinin kefirlerinin
3rd singular kefirinin kefirlerinin
1st plural kefirimizin kefirlerimizin
2nd plural kefirinizin kefirlerinizin
3rd plural kefirlerinin kefirlerinin
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