Russian

Alternative forms

• кафир ‎(kafir) (obsolete)

Noun

кефи́р • ‎(kefír) m inan ‎(genitive кефи́ра, nominative plural кефи́ры, genitive plural кефи́ров)

1. kefir (a yogurt-like beverage made from fermented cows' milk)

   Я про́сто обожа́ю кефи́р, но зато́ терпе́ть не могу́ молоко́! — I just love kefir, but, on the other hand, I hate milk!

Declension

References

• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “кефир”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume I, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 393
• Fasmer, Maks (1967), “кефир”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume II, translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress, page 227
• Abajev, V. I. (1958) Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume I, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 627