шофёр

See also: шофер

Russian

Alternative forms

шофёръ (šofjór) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
шофер (šofjór) — Russian spellings with е instead of ё
шо́фер (šófer) — non-standard, considered uneducated

Etymology

Borrowed from French chauffeur (literally “stoker, fireman”).

Pronunciation

шофёр: IPA^(key): [ʂɐˈfʲɵr]
- Audio (file)
шо́фер: IPA^(key): [ˈʂofʲɪr] (proscribed)
шофэ́р: IPA^(key): [ʂoˈfɛr] (phonetic respelling: шофэ́р) (historical)

Noun

шофёр • (šofjór) m anim (genitive шофёра, nominative plural шофёры or шофера́^*, genitive plural шофёров or шоферо́в^*, relational adjective шофёрский, diminutive шоферо́к) (* proscribed)

Declension

Declension of шофёр (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a/c irreg)

	singular	plural
nominative	шофёр šofjór	шофёры, шофера́^△* šofjóry, šoferá^△*
genitive	шофёра šofjóra	шофёров, шоферо́в^* šofjórov, šoferóv^*
dative	шофёру šofjóru	шофёрам, шофера́м^* šofjóram, šoferám^*
accusative	шофёра šofjóra	шофёров, шоферо́в^* šofjórov, šoferóv^*
instrumental	шофёром šofjórom	шофёрами, шофера́ми^* šofjórami, šoferámi^*
prepositional	шофёре šofjóre	шофёрах, шофера́х^* šofjórax, šoferáx^*

^△Irregular.
^*proscribed

Descendants

→ Armenian: շոֆեր (šofer), շոֆեռ (šofeṙ); շոֆէօր (šofēōr)
→ Azerbaijani: şofer, شوفر

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