kaffe

See also: káffe

Danish

Etymology

From French café or German Kaffee, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه‌ (kahve, “coffee”), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee, a brew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑfə/, [ˈkʰɑfə], [ˈkʰɑ̈fə]

Noun

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

1. coffee

Declension

Declension of kaffe

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaffe	kaffen
genitive	kaffes	kaffens

References

• “kaffe” in Den Danske Ordbog

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 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

Usage notes

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

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

See also

• kaffetas

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee, a brew”). via French or German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑfːə/
• Rhymes: -ɑfə

Noun

kaffe m (definite singular kaffen) (uncountable)

1. coffee

Derived terms

• iskaffe
• kaffebusk
• kaffefilter
• kaffekopp
• kaffepause

 

References

• “kaffe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• caffe (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from 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

• IPA^(key): /²kʰafːɛ/

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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	—	—

Derived terms

• begravningskaffe n
• bryggkaffe n (“coffee beans ground to a degree suitable for brewing”)
• cirkelkaffe n
• eftermiddagskaffe n (“afternoon coffee”)
• elvakaffe n (“eleven o'clock coffee”)
• islattekaffe n
• kaffe latte
• kaffeabstinens c
• kaffearom
• kaffeautomat c
• kaffebar c
• kaffebjudning c
• kaffeblandning c (“coffee blend”)
• kaffeblask n, kaffelank c (“very weak coffee with little taste”)
• kaffebord n
• kaffebricka c (“coffee tray; a tray filled with coffee, cups and suitable cookies”)
• kaffebrun
• kaffebryggare c (“device for brewing coffee”)
• kaffebryggning c (“the act of brewing coffee”)
• kaffebrännare c
• kaffebröd n
• kaffeburk c (“coffee can”)
• kaffebuske c (“coffee plant”)
• kaffeböna c (“coffee bean”)
• kaffedags
• kaffedarr
• kaffedoft c
• kaffedrickande
• kaffedrink
• kaffeduk
• kaffefat n (“coffee saucer”)
• kaffefilter
• kaffefläck
• kaffegrotta
• kaffegrädde
• kaffegök
• kaffehalva
• kaffehurra
• kaffejunta
• kaffekaka
• kaffekalas
• kaffekanna c (“coffee pot”)
• kaffekask c (“coffee drink laced with alcohol”)
• kaffekassa
• kaffekittel
• kaffekoffe
• kaffekokare
• kaffekokning
• kaffekopp c (“coffee cup”)
• kaffekorg
• kaffekort
• kaffekupong
• kaffekvarn c (“coffee grinder”)
• kaffelast
• kaffelukt
• kaffemaskin
• kaffemjölk
• kaffemoster
• kaffemugg
• kaffemått
• kaffemärke n (“coffee brand”)
• kaffeost
• kaffepanna
• kaffeparti
• kaffepaus
• kaffepengar
• kaffepetter
• kaffeplanta
• kaffeplantage
• kaffepris
• kaffepulver
• kaffepumpa c (“coffee percolator”)
• kafferansonering
• kafferast
• kafferep
• kafferosteri
• kaffeservering
• kaffeservis
• kaffesked
• kaffeskvätt
• kaffeslurk
• kaffesmak
• kaffesort
• kaffestuga
• kaffestund
• kaffesugen
• kaffesump
• kaffesurr
• kaffesurrogat
• kaffesäck
• kaffetarm
• kaffetermos
• kaffetips n (“a hint pertaining to coffee”)
• kaffeträd
• kaffetunna
• kaffetår
• kaffetörstig
• kaffevatten
• kaffeved c
• kokkaffe n (“coffee beans ground to a degree suitable for boiling”)
• kvällskaffe n
• kyrkkaffe n
• middagskaffe n (“after dinner coffee”)
• mockakaffe n
• morgonkaffe n (“early morning coffee”)
• pulverkaffe n, snabbkaffe n (“instant coffee”)
• surrogatkaffe n

 

Related terms

• café, kafé (“café, coffee shop”)

Descendants

• → Finnish: kahvi

See also

• slurk

References

• kaffe in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kaffe in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• keffa