kaffi

See also: Kaffi

Faroese

Etymology

From Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”).

Noun

kaffi n (genitive singular kaffis, uncountable)

1. coffee

Declension

n24-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaffi	kaffið
accusative	kaffi	kaffið
dative	kaffi	kaffnum, kaffinum
genitive	kaffis	kaffisins

Derived terms

• kaffistova

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑfːi/, [ˈkɑ̝fːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑfːi
• Syllabification^(key): kaf‧fi
• Hyphenation^(key): kaf‧fi

Noun

kaffi

1. (dialectal, Western Finnish) alternative form of kahvi (“coffee”)

Declension

Inflection of kaffi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kaffi	kaffit
genitive		kaffin	kaffien
partitive		kaffia	kaffeja
illative		kaffiin	kaffeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kaffi	kaffit
accusative	nom.	kaffi	kaffit
	gen.	kaffin
genitive		kaffin	kaffien
partitive		kaffia	kaffeja
inessive		kaffissa	kaffeissa
elative		kaffista	kaffeista
illative		kaffiin	kaffeihin
adessive		kaffilla	kaffeilla
ablative		kaffilta	kaffeilta
allative		kaffille	kaffeille
essive		kaffina	kaffeina
translative		kaffiksi	kaffeiksi
abessive		kaffitta	kaffeitta
instructive		—	kaffein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kaffi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaffini kaffini accusative nom. kaffini kaffini gen. kaffini genitive kaffini kaffieni partitive kaffiani kaffejani inessive kaffissani kaffeissani elative kaffistani kaffeistani illative kaffiini kaffeihini adessive kaffillani kaffeillani ablative kaffiltani kaffeiltani allative kaffilleni kaffeilleni essive kaffinani kaffeinani translative kaffikseni kaffeikseni abessive kaffittani kaffeittani instructive — — comitative — kaffeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaffisi kaffisi accusative nom. kaffisi kaffisi gen. kaffisi genitive kaffisi kaffiesi partitive kaffiasi kaffejasi inessive kaffissasi kaffeissasi elative kaffistasi kaffeistasi illative kaffiisi kaffeihisi adessive kaffillasi kaffeillasi ablative kaffiltasi kaffeiltasi allative kaffillesi kaffeillesi essive kaffinasi kaffeinasi translative kaffiksesi kaffeiksesi abessive kaffittasi kaffeittasi instructive — — comitative — kaffeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kaffimme kaffimme accusative nom. kaffimme kaffimme gen. kaffimme genitive kaffimme kaffiemme partitive kaffiamme kaffejamme inessive kaffissamme kaffeissamme elative kaffistamme kaffeistamme illative kaffiimme kaffeihimme adessive kaffillamme kaffeillamme ablative kaffiltamme kaffeiltamme allative kaffillemme kaffeillemme essive kaffinamme kaffeinamme translative kaffiksemme kaffeiksemme abessive kaffittamme kaffeittamme instructive — — comitative — kaffeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kaffinne kaffinne accusative nom. kaffinne kaffinne gen. kaffinne genitive kaffinne kaffienne partitive kaffianne kaffejanne inessive kaffissanne kaffeissanne elative kaffistanne kaffeistanne illative kaffiinne kaffeihinne adessive kaffillanne kaffeillanne ablative kaffiltanne kaffeiltanne allative kaffillenne kaffeillenne essive kaffinanne kaffeinanne translative kaffiksenne kaffeiksenne abessive kaffittanne kaffeittanne instructive — — comitative — kaffeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kaffinsa kaffinsa accusative nom. kaffinsa kaffinsa gen. kaffinsa genitive kaffinsa kaffiensa partitive kaffiaan kaffiansa kaffejaan kaffejansa inessive kaffissaan kaffissansa kaffeissaan kaffeissansa elative kaffistaan kaffistansa kaffeistaan kaffeistansa illative kaffiinsa kaffeihinsa adessive kaffillaan kaffillansa kaffeillaan kaffeillansa ablative kaffiltaan kaffiltansa kaffeiltaan kaffeiltansa allative kaffilleen kaffillensa kaffeilleen kaffeillensa essive kaffinaan kaffinansa kaffeinaan kaffeinansa translative kaffikseen kaffiksensa kaffeikseen kaffeiksensa abessive kaffittaan kaffittansa kaffeittaan kaffeittansa instructive — — comitative — kaffeineen kaffeinensa

Greenlandic

Noun

kaffi

1. coffee

Declension

Declension of kaffi

case	singular	plural
absolutive	kaffi	kaffit
ergative	kaffip
allative	kaffimut	kaffinut
ablative	kaffimit	kaffinit
prolative	kaffikkut	kaffitigut
locative	kaffimi	kaffini
instrumental	kaffimik	kaffinik
equative	kaffitut

Derived terms

• kaffiliorpoq (“makes coffee”)
• kaffilivik (“coffee can”)
• kaffillerneq
• kaffillerput
• kaffisorfik (“coffee pot”)

References

• “kaffi“ in iserasuaat.gl
• kaffi in Katersat

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve) (Turkish kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, “coffee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰafːɪ/
• Rhymes: -afːɪ

Noun

kaffi n (genitive singular kaffis, no plural)

1. (uncountable) coffee

Declension

Declension of kaffi (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaffi	kaffið
accusative	kaffi	kaffið
dative	kaffi	kaffinu
genitive	kaffis	kaffisins

Derived terms

• kaffistofa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French café.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkafi/

Noun

kaffi m (uncountable)

1. coffee (beverage)
2. coffee (beans)
3. coffee (end of the meal)

Declension

Declension of kaffi (a-stem, singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	kaffi	kaffien
compound-genitive	―	―

Landsmål declension of kaffi (a-stem, singular only)

neuter	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	kaffi	kaffiet
dative	―	kaffie
compound-genitive	―	―

References

• “kaffi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.