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κέικ
cake /ˈce.ik/
nounB1#1797 most common
Example sentences
Θέλω ένα κέικ.
I want a cake.
Η μαμά έφτιαξε ένα κέικ σοκολάτας.
Mom made a chocolate cake.
Αγόρασα ένα κέικ για τα γενέθλιά της.
I bought a cake for her birthday.
Το κέικ ήταν πολύ γλυκό αλλά λίγο στεγνό.
The cake was very sweet but a bit dry.
Ψήσαμε το κέικ στους 180 βαθμούς για σαράντα λεπτά.
We baked the cake at 180 degrees for forty minutes.
Το κέικ καρότου με γλάσο τυριού κρέμας ήταν η επιτυχία του πάρτι.
The carrot cake with cream cheese frosting was the hit of the party.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το κέικ | τα κέικ |
| Genitive | του κέικ | των κέικ |
| Accusative | το κέικ | τα κέικ |
| Vocative | κέικ | κέικ |
Word family
κέικcake
κεικάκιlittle cake, cupcake (diminutive, informal)
κέικ σοκολάταςchocolate cake
φόρμα κέικcake tin, cake pan
Etymology
Κέικ is a direct loanword from English "cake," adopted into Greek in the twentieth century as Western-style baked goods became common. Greek kept the English pronunciation almost unchanged and gave the word neuter gender, the default for many unadapted foreign nouns. It stayed indeclinable, so it does not take Greek case or number endings.
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