"Chef" meaning in German

See Chef in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ʃɛf] Audio: De-Chef.ogg
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French chef (“head, boss”). Compare English chief and Spanish jefe. Etymology templates: {{ubor|de|fr|chef||head, boss}} Unadapted borrowing from French chef (“head, boss”), {{cog|en|chief}} English chief, {{cog|es|jefe}} Spanish jefe Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s|f=in,fin}} Chef m (strong, genitive Chefs, plural Chefs, feminine Chefin or Cheffin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s}} Forms: Chefs [genitive], Chefs [plural], Chefin [feminine], Cheffin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Chef [nominative, singular], Chefs [definite, nominative, plural], Chefs [genitive, singular], Chefs [definite, genitive, plural], Chef [dative, singular], Chefs [dative, definite, plural], Chef [accusative, singular], Chefs [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. boss, chief Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-Chef-de-noun-D5rPVi9u Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: Al-Kaida-Chef, CDU-Chef, Chefallüren, Chefetage, Chefideologe, Chefin, Chefkoch, Chefredakteur, Chefzimmer, Fraktionschef, Klubchef, Konzernchef, Küchenchef, Regierungschef, SPD-Chef, Taliban-Chef, Unternehmenschef, Vorstandschef

Inflected forms

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    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "ше̏ф",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: ше̏ф",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "šȅf"
          },
          "expansion": "šȅf",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: ше̏ф/šȅf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "chef",
        "4": "",
        "5": "head, boss"
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      "expansion": "Unadapted borrowing from French chef (“head, boss”)",
      "name": "ubor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "chief"
      },
      "expansion": "English chief",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "jefe"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish jefe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Unadapted borrowing from French chef (“head, boss”). Compare English chief and Spanish jefe.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "Chefs",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chefs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chefin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cheffin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Chef",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "Chef",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chefs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chef",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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    }
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "de:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Al-Kaida-Chef"
        },
        {
          "word": "CDU-Chef"
        },
        {
          "word": "Chefallüren"
        },
        {
          "word": "Chefetage"
        },
        {
          "word": "Chefideologe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Chefin"
        },
        {
          "word": "Chefkoch"
        },
        {
          "word": "Chefredakteur"
        },
        {
          "word": "Chefzimmer"
        },
        {
          "word": "Fraktionschef"
        },
        {
          "word": "Klubchef"
        },
        {
          "word": "Konzernchef"
        },
        {
          "word": "Küchenchef"
        },
        {
          "word": "Regierungschef"
        },
        {
          "word": "SPD-Chef"
        },
        {
          "word": "Taliban-Chef"
        },
        {
          "word": "Unternehmenschef"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vorstandschef"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-Chef-de-noun-D5rPVi9u",
      "links": [
        [
          "boss",
          "boss"
        ],
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃɛf]"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Chef.ogg",
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chef"
}
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      "word": "Al-Kaida-Chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "CDU-Chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chefallüren"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chefetage"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chefideologe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chefin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chefkoch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chefredakteur"
    },
    {
      "word": "Chefzimmer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fraktionschef"
    },
    {
      "word": "Klubchef"
    },
    {
      "word": "Konzernchef"
    },
    {
      "word": "Küchenchef"
    },
    {
      "word": "Regierungschef"
    },
    {
      "word": "SPD-Chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "Taliban-Chef"
    },
    {
      "word": "Unternehmenschef"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vorstandschef"
    }
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    }
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        "2": "fr",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "ubor"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "English chief",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "es",
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      },
      "expansion": "Spanish jefe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Chefs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chefin",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cheffin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chef",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chefs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chefs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chefs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chef",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chefs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chef",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chefs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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    },
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