šef

See also: sef, séf, sêf, șef, şef, and šéf

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Chef, from French chef.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃêf/

Noun

šȅf m anim (Cyrillic spelling ше̏ф)

  1. chief, boss, manager, director, head
    • 2022, Marija Janković, “Izbori u Srbiji 2022: Ko su kandidati za predsednika Srbije”, in BBC Njuz[1]:
      Glasači u Srbiji 3. aprila biraće šefa države, najvišeg funkcionera za koga mogu direktno da glasaju.
      On April 3, voters in Serbia will elect the head of state, the highest official for whom they can vote directly.

Declension

Declension of šef
singular plural
nominative šȅf šȅfovi
genitive šefa šefova
dative šefu šefovima
accusative šefa šefove
vocative šefe šefovi
locative šefu šefovima
instrumental šefom šefovima

References

  • šef”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025