káffe

See also: kaffe

Northern Sami

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaːffe/

Noun

káffe

1. coffee

   Mun jugan káfe.

   I'm drinking coffee.

Inflection

Even e-stem, ff-f gradation
Nominative	káffe
Genitive	káfe
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	káffe	káfet
Accusative	káfe	káfiid
Genitive	káfe	káfiid
Illative	káffii	káfiide
Locative	káfes	káfiin
Comitative	káfiin	káfiiguin
Essive	káffen
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person káffen káffeme káffemet 2nd person káffet káffede káffedet 3rd person káffes káffeska káffeset

Alternative forms

• gáfe
• gáffe
• káfe

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland