kefir
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Russian кефи́р (kefír); see that entry for more.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kefir (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 edit
Translations edit
fermented milk
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
kefir (plural kefirs)
- Alternative form of kafir
Anagrams edit
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
From North-Caucasian languages via Russian кефи́р (kefír).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kefir (plural kefirek)
Declension edit
Inflection (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 edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism; compare English kefir, French kéfir, German Kefir, ultimately from a language of the Caucausus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kefir m inan (diminutive kefirek)
Declension edit
Declension of kefir
Derived terms edit
adjective
Related terms edit
adjective
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ke‧fir
Noun edit
kefir m (plural kefirs)
- Alternative spelling of quefir
Swedish edit
Noun edit
kefir c
Declension edit
Declension of kefir | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | kefir | kefiren | — | — |
Genitive | kefirs | kefirens | — | — |
References edit
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From North Caucasian languages via Russian кефи́р (kefír).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kefir (definite accusative kefiri, plural kefirler)