java

See also: Java, Jáva, and javā

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɑː.və/

Etymology

From Java, an island on and near which a particular blend of coffee is made. The US use of the term to refer to any coffee originated in San Francisco, an early center of the US coffee trade.

Noun

java (countable and uncountable, plural javas)

1. A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.
2. (US, colloquial) Coffee in general.
   • 2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 135:

     45 have some joe Week's almost over—now bring it home. Austrian researchers found that a cup of java resulted in a 45-minute boost of brain activity in the regions responsible for attention, concentration, and short-term memory.

3. A dance popular in France in the early 20th century.

Related terms

• Java

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Albanian

Noun

java f pl

1. plural of javë

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Hungarian

Etymology

Lexicalization of the jav- stem variant of the adjective jó (“good”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɒvɒ]
• Hyphenation: ja‧va
• Rhymes: -vɒ

Noun

java (usually uncountable, plural javai)

1. the best or most important part of something

   A java még hátravan! ― The best (part) is yet to come!

2. someone's benefit, advantage, interest

   Ez az ő javát szolgálja. ― The best (part) is yet to come!

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	java	—
accusative	javát	—
dative	javának	—
instrumental	javával	—
causal-final	javáért	—
translative	javává	—
terminative	javáig	—
essive-formal	javaként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	javában	—
superessive	javán	—
adessive	javánál	—
illative	javába	—
sublative	javára	—
allative	javához	—
elative	javából	—
delative	javáról	—
ablative	javától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	javáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	javáéi	—

Possessive forms of java
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	javam	javaim
2nd person sing.	javad	javaid
3rd person sing.	java	javai
1st person plural	javunk	javaink
2nd person plural	javatok	javaitok
3rd person plural	javuk	javaik

Derived terms

• javában
• javából
• javára

Related terms

• javak

Further reading

• java in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN