кекс

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɛks]

Noun

кекс (keks) m

  1. bisquit, cookie

Declension

Russian

Кекс

Etymology

Borrowed from German Keks, from English cakes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲeks]

Noun

кекс (keks) m inan or m anim (genitive ке́кса, nominative plural ке́ксы, genitive plural ке́ксов)

  1. (inanimate) sponge cake, sweet bread
  2. (slang, animate) dude, guy
    Synonyms: кре́ндель (kréndelʹ), чува́к (čuvák)

Usage notes

  • The words кекс (keks), пиро́жное (piróžnoje), and торт (tort) all translate to “cake” in English, but have distinct usages in Russian:
    • кекс (keks) is a sponge cake or a sweet bread (e.g. a marble cake);
    • пиро́жное (piróžnoje) is any type of small cake or pastry sized for one individual (e.g. a petit four);
    • торт (tort) is a multi-layered cake, typically large enough to serve multiple people (e.g. a birthday cake).

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Keks, from English cakes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kêks/

Noun

ке̏кс m (Latin spelling kȅks)

  1. cookie (US), biscuit (UK)
    Synonym: бѝсквӣт
  2. cracker

Declension

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [kɛks]

Noun

кекс (keks) m inan (genitive ке́кса, nominative plural ке́кси, related adjective ке́ксовий, diminutive ке́ксик)

  1. (inanimate) sponge cake, muffin

Declension

References

кекс on the Ukrainian Wikipedia.Wikipedia uk

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