cafeteria

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

(Mid 19th or 20th century) American Spanish cafetería (coffeehouse), from cafetera (coffee maker), from French cafetière, from café, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, coffee). Doublet of cafetière.

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cafeteria (plural cafeterias)

  1. (chiefly US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
  2. (chiefly US, Canada) A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above), provided, or brought in from elsewhere.

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Noun[edit]

cafeteria f (plural cafeteries)

  1. cafe
  2. cafeteria

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑfeteriɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝fe̞ˌt̪e̞riɑ̝]

Noun[edit]

cafeteria

  1. Alternative form of kafeteria.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of cafeteria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative cafeteria cafeteriat
genitive cafeterian cafeterioiden
cafeterioitten
partitive cafeteriaa cafeterioita
illative cafeteriaan cafeterioihin
singular plural
nominative cafeteria cafeteriat
accusative nom. cafeteria cafeteriat
gen. cafeterian
genitive cafeterian cafeterioiden
cafeterioitten
cafeteriainrare
partitive cafeteriaa cafeterioita
inessive cafeteriassa cafeterioissa
elative cafeteriasta cafeterioista
illative cafeteriaan cafeterioihin
adessive cafeterialla cafeterioilla
ablative cafeterialta cafeterioilta
allative cafeterialle cafeterioille
essive cafeteriana cafeterioina
translative cafeteriaksi cafeterioiksi
abessive cafeteriatta cafeterioitta
instructive cafeterioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of cafeteria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative cafeteriani cafeteriani
accusative nom. cafeteriani cafeteriani
gen. cafeteriani
genitive cafeteriani cafeterioideni
cafeterioitteni
cafeteriainirare
partitive cafeteriaani cafeterioitani
inessive cafeteriassani cafeterioissani
elative cafeteriastani cafeterioistani
illative cafeteriaani cafeterioihini
adessive cafeteriallani cafeterioillani
ablative cafeterialtani cafeterioiltani
allative cafeterialleni cafeterioilleni
essive cafeterianani cafeterioinani
translative cafeteriakseni cafeterioikseni
abessive cafeteriattani cafeterioittani
instructive
comitative cafeterioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative cafeteriasi cafeteriasi
accusative nom. cafeteriasi cafeteriasi
gen. cafeteriasi
genitive cafeteriasi cafeterioidesi
cafeterioittesi
cafeteriaisirare
partitive cafeteriaasi cafeterioitasi
inessive cafeteriassasi cafeterioissasi
elative cafeteriastasi cafeterioistasi
illative cafeteriaasi cafeterioihisi
adessive cafeteriallasi cafeterioillasi
ablative cafeterialtasi cafeterioiltasi
allative cafeteriallesi cafeterioillesi
essive cafeterianasi cafeterioinasi
translative cafeteriaksesi cafeterioiksesi
abessive cafeteriattasi cafeterioittasi
instructive
comitative cafeterioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative cafeteriamme cafeteriamme
accusative nom. cafeteriamme cafeteriamme
gen. cafeteriamme
genitive cafeteriamme cafeterioidemme
cafeterioittemme
cafeteriaimmerare
partitive cafeteriaamme cafeterioitamme
inessive cafeteriassamme cafeterioissamme
elative cafeteriastamme cafeterioistamme
illative cafeteriaamme cafeterioihimme
adessive cafeteriallamme cafeterioillamme
ablative cafeterialtamme cafeterioiltamme
allative cafeteriallemme cafeterioillemme
essive cafeterianamme cafeterioinamme
translative cafeteriaksemme cafeterioiksemme
abessive cafeteriattamme cafeterioittamme
instructive
comitative cafeterioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative cafeterianne cafeterianne
accusative nom. cafeterianne cafeterianne
gen. cafeterianne
genitive cafeterianne cafeterioidenne
cafeterioittenne
cafeteriainnerare
partitive cafeteriaanne cafeterioitanne
inessive cafeteriassanne cafeterioissanne
elative cafeteriastanne cafeterioistanne
illative cafeteriaanne cafeterioihinne
adessive cafeteriallanne cafeterioillanne
ablative cafeterialtanne cafeterioiltanne
allative cafeteriallenne cafeterioillenne
essive cafeteriananne cafeterioinanne
translative cafeteriaksenne cafeterioiksenne
abessive cafeteriattanne cafeterioittanne
instructive
comitative cafeterioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative cafeteriansa cafeteriansa
accusative nom. cafeteriansa cafeteriansa
gen. cafeteriansa
genitive cafeteriansa cafeterioidensa
cafeterioittensa
cafeteriainsarare
partitive cafeteriaansa cafeterioitaan
cafeterioitansa
inessive cafeteriassaan
cafeteriassansa
cafeterioissaan
cafeterioissansa
elative cafeteriastaan
cafeteriastansa
cafeterioistaan
cafeterioistansa
illative cafeteriaansa cafeterioihinsa
adessive cafeteriallaan
cafeteriallansa
cafeterioillaan
cafeterioillansa
ablative cafeterialtaan
cafeterialtansa
cafeterioiltaan
cafeterioiltansa
allative cafeterialleen
cafeteriallensa
cafeterioilleen
cafeterioillensa
essive cafeterianaan
cafeterianansa
cafeterioinaan
cafeterioinansa
translative cafeteriakseen
cafeteriaksensa
cafeterioikseen
cafeterioiksensa
abessive cafeteriattaan
cafeteriattansa
cafeterioittaan
cafeterioittansa
instructive
comitative cafeterioineen
cafeterioinensa

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish cafetería.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧fe‧te‧ri‧a

Noun[edit]

cafeteria f (plural cafeterias)

  1. cafeteria (type of restaurant)

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Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

cafeteria c

  1. cafeteria

Declension[edit]

Declension of cafeteria 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative cafeteria cafeterian cafeterior cafeteriorna
Genitive cafeterias cafeterians cafeteriors cafeteriornas

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