kaffehus

Swedish

Etymology

kaffe +‎ hus. Cognate of German Kaffeehaus, Dutch koffiehuis.

Noun

kaffehus n

1. (historical) coffeehouse (public establishment for socializing while drinking coffee)

Usage notes

Currently only rarely used for describing establishments in Sweden.

Declension

Declension of kaffehus
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kaffehus	kaffehuset	kaffehus	kaffehusen
Genitive	kaffehus	kaffehusets	kaffehus	kaffehusens

Synonyms

• café
• fik

References

• kaffehus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)