Danish

Noun

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

1. coffee

Declension

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

Declension

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic via French or German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑfə/
• Rhymes: -ɑfə

Noun

kaffe m ‎(definite singular kaffen) (uncountable)

1. coffee

Derived terms

• kaffekopp
• kaffepause

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing 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): /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

Derived terms

Related terms

• café, kafé ‎(“café, coffee shop”)

References

• kaffe in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)