java
English
Pronunciation
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.[1]
Noun
java (countable and uncountable, plural javas)
- A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.
- (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.
- A dance popular in France in the early 20th century.
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References
- ^ Small Bay Area Coffee Roasters Spread Out, by Gregory Dicum, April 8, 2010, New York Times
Albanian
Noun
java f pl
Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of the jav- stem variant of the adjective jó (“good”) + -a (possessive suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
java (usually uncountable, plural javai)
- the best or most important part of something
- A java még hátravan! ― The best (part) is yet to come!
- 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) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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
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