kaffe

See also: káffe

Danish

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /kafə/, [ˈkʰɑfə]

Noun

kaffe c (singular definite kaffen, not used in plural form)

1. coffee

Inflection

Declension of kaffe

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaffe	kaffen
genitive	kaffes	kaffens

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Livonian

Etymology

Latvian kafija seems unlikely as a mediator (unless the addition of -ija (as popularized by Juris Alunāns) is a more recent development, Karulis doesn't list kafija) thus possibly directly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Kaffee.

Noun

kaffe

1. coffee
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     siedā kaffezt vel tīeb

     I'm still making that coffee

Declension

Declension of kaffe (56)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	kaffe	kaffed
genitive (genitīv)	kaffe	kaffed
partitive (partitīv)	kaffe	kaffidi
dative (datīv)	kaffen	kaffedõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	kaffeks	kaffedõks
illative (illatīv)	kaffe kaffez	kaffiž
inessive (inesīv)	kaffes	kaffis
elative (elatīv)	kaffest	kaffist

Usage notes

Singular partitive with -zt (as in types 57 – kuțā and 58 – nētša) can be encountered, Viitso, however, indicates inflection type 56 – lilla.

See also

• kaffetas

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /kɑfə/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ɑfə

Noun

kaffe m (definite singular kaffen) (uncountable)

1. coffee

Derived terms

• kaffekopp
• kaffepause

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Swedish

Etymology

Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”). Cognate with Icelandic kaffi, Faroese kaffi, Danish kaffe, Norwegian Bokmål kaffe, German Kaffee, English coffee.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰafːe/

Noun

kaffe n (uncountable)

1. coffee (a tree, its beans, a drink, a cup of coffee, a ceremony for serving coffee and bread)

   Det finaste kaffet växer högt över havet.

   The best coffee grows high above the sea.

   ... genomför kontroller innan kaffet läggs i säckar ...

   ... performs quality checks before the coffee is put in sacks ...

   Dansen får vänta medans kaffet avnjuts.

   The dance must wait while the coffee is consumed.

   Henrik rörde litet häftigt om i sitt kaffe och det skvätte över på duken.

   Henrik stirred his coffee a little too eagerly and some of it spilled on the tablecloth.

   ... ber om lov att få bjuda sina kamrater på kaffe midsommarafton.

   ... asks permission to invite her friends to coffee on Midsummer's eve.

Declension

Declension of kaffe
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kaffe	kaffet	—	—
Genitive	kaffes	kaffets	—	—

Related terms

• café, kafé (“café, coffee shop”)

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References

• kaffe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (14th ed., online)