кафе

See also: кафэ

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه‎ (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة‎ (qahwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈfɛ]

• Audio

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Noun

кафе́ • (kafé) n

1. (uncountable) coffee
2. (countable) serving of the beverage coffee, a coffee
3. (countable) café

   Synonym: кафене́ n (kafené)

Declension

Declension of кафе́

	singular	plural
indefinite	кафе́ kafé	кафе́та kaféta
definite	кафе́то kaféto	кафе́тата kafétata

Related terms

• кафеджи́я (kafedžíja)
• кафеджи́йка (kafedžíjka)

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه‎ (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة‎ (qahwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkafɛ]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: ка‧фе

Noun

ка́фе • (káfe) n (plural ка́фиња, diminutive ка́фенце)

1. (uncountable) coffee
2. (countable) coffee (a serving of the beverage)

Declension

Declension of кафе

	singular	plural
indefinite	кафе	кафиња
definite unspecified	кафето	кафињата
definite proximal	кафево	кафињава
definite distal	кафено	кафињана
vocative	кафе	кафиња

References

• “кафе” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Mongolian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кафе́ (kafɛ́), from French café, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه‎ (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة‎ (qahwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰaˈfʲɵ/
• Syllabification: ка‧фе́ (2 syllables)

Noun

кафе • (kafe) (Mongolian spelling ᠺᠠᠹᠧ (kafe), definite plural кафенууд); (hidden-n declension)

1. café

Declension

Declension of кафе́ (а-harmonic hidden-n borr ууд-pl) 

attributive	кафе́н kafén
	singular / indefinite	definite plural
nominative	кафе́ kafé	кафе́нууд kafénuud
genitive	кафе́ний kafénii	кафе́нуудын kafénuudyn
accusative	кафе́г kafég	кафе́нуудыг kafénuudyg
dative-locative	кафе́нд kafénd	кафе́нуудад kafénuudad
ablative	кафе́нээс kafénees	кафе́нуудаас kafénuudaas
instrumental	кафе́гаар kafégaar	кафе́нуудаар kafénuudaar
comitative	кафе́тай kafétaj	кафе́нуудтай kafénuudtaj
privative	кафе́гүй kafégüj	кафе́нуудгүй kafénuudgüj
directive	кафе́ руу kafé ruu	кафе́нууд руу kafénuud ruu

Reflexive possessive forms 

	singular / indefinite	definite plural
nominative	кафе́гаа kafégaa	кафе́нуудаа kafénuudaa
genitive	кафе́нийхээ kaféniixee	кафе́нуудынхаа kafénuudynxaa
accusative	кафе́гээ kafégee	кафе́нуудыгаа kafénuudygaa
dative-locative	кафе́ндээ kaféndee	кафе́нууддаа kafénuuddaa
ablative	кафе́нээсээ kaféneesee	кафе́нуудаасаа kafénuudaasaa
instrumental	кафе́гаараа kafégaaraa	кафе́нуудаараа kafénuudaaraa
comitative	кафе́тайгаа kafétajgaa	кафе́нуудтайгаа kafénuudtajgaa
privative	кафе́гүйгээ kafégüjgee	кафе́нуудгүйгээ kafénuudgüjgee
directive	кафе́ руугаа kafé ruugaa	кафе́нууд руугаа kafénuud ruugaa

independent genitive	singular / indefinite	definite plural
singular possession	кафе́нийх kaféniix	кафе́нуудынх kafénuudynx
collective possession	кафе́нийхэн kaféniixen	кафе́нуудынхан kafénuudynxan

See also

• кофе (kofe, “coffee”)
• цайны газар (cajny gazar, “tea house; café”)

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French café, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه‎ (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة‎ (qahwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈfɛ] (phonetic respelling: кафэ́)

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛ

Noun

кафе́ • (kafɛ́) n inan (indeclinable, diminutive кафе́шка)

1. café

   Synonyms: кафе́шка (kafɛ́ška), рестора́н (restorán), рестора́нчик (restoránčik)

Descendants

• → Armenian: կաֆե (kafe)
• → Mongolian: кафе (kafe)
• → Ukrainian: кафе́ (kafé)

See also

• ко́фе (kófe)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кафе́ (kafé), from French café, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه‎ (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة‎ (qahwa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈfɛ]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

кафе́ • (kafé) n inan (indeclinable)

1. café

   Synonym: кав'я́рня f (kavʺjárnja)

Derived terms

• кафе́-ба́р m (kafé-bár)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “кафе”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2015), “кафе”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (зга́га – ква́рта), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• “кафе”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)