šofér

See also: sofer, sofër, šofer, and şofêr

Czech

Etymology

From French chauffeur or English chauffeur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃofɛːr]

Noun

šofér m

1. driver (a person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car or a bus)

Synonyms

• řidič

Derived terms

• šoférovat

Further reading

• šofér in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• šofér in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Slovak

Etymology

From French chauffeur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔfɛːr/

Noun

šofér m (genitive singular šoféra, nominative plural šoféri, genitive plural šoférov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a driver, one who drives a car, a streetcar or a bus (not just a chauffeur but any such driver)

Declension

Declension of šofér

	singular	plural
nominative	šofér	šoféri
genitive	šoféra	šoférov
dative	šoférovi	šoférom
accusative	šoféra	šoférov
locative	šoférovi	šoféroch
instrumental	šoférom	šoférmi

Synonyms

• vodič m

Derived terms

• šoférka f
• šoférsky (adj)
• šoférstvo n
• šoférovať (“to drive a motor vehicle”, verb)
• šoférsky preukaz m (“driver's license”)

References

• šofér in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk