kefir
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Russian кефи́р (kefír); see that entry for more.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkefir (usually uncountable, plural kefirs)
- 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
editTranslations
editfermented milk
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Etymology 2
editNoun
editkefir (plural kefirs)
- Alternative form of kafir
Anagrams
editHungarian
editEtymology
editFrom North-Caucasian languages via Russian кефи́р (kefír).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkefir (plural kefirek)
Declension
editInflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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
editEtymology
editInternationalism; compare English kefir, French kéfir, German Kefir, ultimately from a language of the Caucausus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkefir m inan (diminutive kefirek)
Declension
editDeclension of kefir
Derived terms
editadjective
Related terms
editadjective
Further reading
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: ke‧fir
Noun
editkefir m (plural kefirs)
- Alternative spelling of quefir
Swedish
editNoun
editkefir c
Declension
editDeclension of kefir | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | kefir | kefiren | — | — |
Genitive | kefirs | kefirens | — | — |
References
editTurkish
editEtymology
editFrom North Caucasian languages via Russian кефи́р (kefír).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkefir (definite accusative kefiri, plural kefirler)
Declension
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- en:Beverages
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- Rhymes:Hungarian/ir
- Rhymes:Hungarian/ir/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Hungarian/iːr
- Rhymes:Hungarian/iːr/2 syllables
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian nouns
- hu:Beverages
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛfir
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