barista

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See also: Barista, barışta, and baristą

English[edit]

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a barista preparing coffee

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian barista (bartender, literally barist), from bar (from English bar) + -ista (-ist); compare barman.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

barista (plural baristas or baristi)

  1. A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.
    • 2021 March 10, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 926, page 70:
      "From behind the counter of this provincial train station coffee shop, Joanna was barista and unofficial shrink to wildly varied London-bound travellers," writes author Laline Paull. Confessions of a Barista on Platform 1 was published on February 9 by The Firle Press [...].

Usage notes[edit]

  • Barista, in Italian, may be used in reference to both men and women. For English speakers cursorily familiar with Italian grammar, it may appear feminine on first encounter, as evidenced by the existence of the hypercorrect derivation baristo, intended as its masculine counterpart.

Derived terms[edit]

  • baristo (hypercorrect masculine form)

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English barista, borrowed from Italian barista (bartender, literally barist), from bar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ris‧ta

Noun[edit]

barista

  1. a barista

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian barista.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑristɑ/, [ˈbɑ̝ris̠tɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑristɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ba‧ris‧ta

Noun[edit]

barista

  1. barista

Declension[edit]

Inflection of barista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative barista baristat
genitive baristan baristojen
partitive baristaa baristoja
illative baristaan baristoihin
singular plural
nominative barista baristat
accusative nom. barista baristat
gen. baristan
genitive baristan baristojen
baristainrare
partitive baristaa baristoja
inessive baristassa baristoissa
elative baristasta baristoista
illative baristaan baristoihin
adessive baristalla baristoilla
ablative baristalta baristoilta
allative baristalle baristoille
essive baristana baristoina
translative baristaksi baristoiksi
instructive baristoin
abessive baristatta baristoitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of barista (type kala)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative baristani baristani
accusative nom. baristani baristani
gen. baristani
genitive baristani baristojeni
baristainirare
partitive baristaani baristojani
inessive baristassani baristoissani
elative baristastani baristoistani
illative baristaani baristoihini
adessive baristallani baristoillani
ablative baristaltani baristoiltani
allative baristalleni baristoilleni
essive baristanani baristoinani
translative baristakseni baristoikseni
instructive
abessive baristattani baristoittani
comitative baristoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative baristasi baristasi
accusative nom. baristasi baristasi
gen. baristasi
genitive baristasi baristojesi
baristaisirare
partitive baristaasi baristojasi
inessive baristassasi baristoissasi
elative baristastasi baristoistasi
illative baristaasi baristoihisi
adessive baristallasi baristoillasi
ablative baristaltasi baristoiltasi
allative baristallesi baristoillesi
essive baristanasi baristoinasi
translative baristaksesi baristoiksesi
instructive
abessive baristattasi baristoittasi
comitative baristoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative baristamme baristamme
accusative nom. baristamme baristamme
gen. baristamme
genitive baristamme baristojemme
baristaimmerare
partitive baristaamme baristojamme
inessive baristassamme baristoissamme
elative baristastamme baristoistamme
illative baristaamme baristoihimme
adessive baristallamme baristoillamme
ablative baristaltamme baristoiltamme
allative baristallemme baristoillemme
essive baristanamme baristoinamme
translative baristaksemme baristoiksemme
instructive
abessive baristattamme baristoittamme
comitative baristoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative baristanne baristanne
accusative nom. baristanne baristanne
gen. baristanne
genitive baristanne baristojenne
baristainnerare
partitive baristaanne baristojanne
inessive baristassanne baristoissanne
elative baristastanne baristoistanne
illative baristaanne baristoihinne
adessive baristallanne baristoillanne
ablative baristaltanne baristoiltanne
allative baristallenne baristoillenne
essive baristananne baristoinanne
translative baristaksenne baristoiksenne
instructive
abessive baristattanne baristoittanne
comitative baristoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative baristansa baristansa
accusative nom. baristansa baristansa
gen. baristansa
genitive baristansa baristojensa
baristainsarare
partitive baristaansa baristojaan
baristojansa
inessive baristassaan
baristassansa
baristoissaan
baristoissansa
elative baristastaan
baristastansa
baristoistaan
baristoistansa
illative baristaansa baristoihinsa
adessive baristallaan
baristallansa
baristoillaan
baristoillansa
ablative baristaltaan
baristaltansa
baristoiltaan
baristoiltansa
allative baristalleen
baristallensa
baristoilleen
baristoillensa
essive baristanaan
baristanansa
baristoinaan
baristoinansa
translative baristakseen
baristaksensa
baristoikseen
baristoiksensa
instructive
abessive baristattaan
baristattansa
baristoittaan
baristoittansa
comitative baristoineen
baristoinensa

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bar +‎ -ista (-ist).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /baˈri.sta/
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Hyphenation: ba‧rì‧sta

Noun[edit]

barista m or f by sense (masculine plural baristi, feminine plural bariste)

  1. barman (male), barmaid (female), bartender (North American), barista

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: barista

Further reading[edit]

  • barista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams[edit]

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Italian barista, equivalent to bar +‎ -ista. First attested in 2003.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /baˈris.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: ba‧ris‧ta

Noun[edit]

barista m pers (feminine baristka)

  1. barista

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

adjectives
nouns

Further reading[edit]

  • barista in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • barista in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

barista m or f by sense (plural baristas)

  1. barista (person who serves in a coffee shop)

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

barista m or f by sense (plural baristas)

  1. barista