Belarusian edit

 
Кекс.

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Keks, from English cakes.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

кекс (kjeksm inan (genitive ке́кса, nominative plural ке́ксы, genitive plural ке́ксаў)

  1. (inanimate) sponge cake, sweet bread, muffin

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See also edit

References edit

  • кекс” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Chuvash edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian кекс (keks).

Noun edit

кекс (keks) (plural кекссем) 

  1. cake
    Synonym: торт (tort)

Further reading edit

  • кекс”, in Электронлă сăмахсар[1] (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

кекс (keksm

  1. biscuit, cookie

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Russian edit

 
Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Кекс

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Keks, from English cakes.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

кекс (keksm inan or m anim (genitive ке́кса, nominative plural ке́ксы, genitive plural ке́ксов)

  1. (inanimate) sponge cake, sweet bread
  2. (slang, animate) dude, guy
    Synonyms: кре́ндель (kréndelʹ), чува́к (čuvák)
  3. (euphemistic, inanimate) sex

Usage notes edit

  • The words кекс (keks), пиро́жное (piróžnoje), and торт (tort) all translate to “cake” in English, but have distinct usages in Russian:
    • кекс (keks) is a sponge cake or a sweet bread (e.g. a marble cake);
    • пиро́жное (piróžnoje) is any type of small cake or pastry sized for one individual (e.g. a petit four);
    • торт (tort) is a multi-layered cake, typically large enough to serve multiple people (e.g. a birthday cake).

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Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Chuvash: кекс (keks)
  • Crimean Tatar: keks
  • Yiddish: קעקס (keks)

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Keks, from English cakes.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ке̏кс m (Latin spelling kȅks)

  1. cookie (US), biscuit (UK)
    Synonym: бѝсквӣт
  2. cracker

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Ukrainian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

IPA(key): [kɛks]

Noun edit

кекс (keksm inan (genitive ке́кса, nominative plural ке́кси, relational adjective ке́ксовий, diminutive ке́ксик)

  1. (inanimate) sponge cake, muffin

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References edit

  кекс on the Ukrainian Wikipedia.Wikipedia uk