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Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́фей • (kófej) m inan (genitive ко́фея, nominative plural ко́феи, genitive plural ко́феев)
- (archaic, humorous) coffee
- Synonyms: ко́фе (kófe), ко́фий (kófij)
1790, Александр Радищев [Alexander Radishchev], “Подберезье”, in Путешествие из Петербурга в Москву; English translation from Leo Wiener, transl., A Journey From St. Petersburg to Moscow, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1958:Вспо́мнил я, что не́когда блаже́нной па́мяти ня́нюшка моя́ Клеме́нтьевна, по и́мени Праско́вья, наречённая Пя́тница, охо́тница была́ до ко́фею и гова́ривала, что помога́ет он от головно́й бо́ли.- Vspómnil ja, što nékogda blažénnoj pámjati njánjuška mojá Kleméntʹjevna, po ímeni Praskóvʹja, narečónnaja Pjátnica, oxótnica bylá do kófeju i govárivala, što pomogájet on ot golovnój bóli.
- I recalled that my nurse of blessed memory, Praskov’ya Klement’evna, called Pyatnitsa in honor of the Saint, had been very fond of coffee, and that she used to say it was good for a headache.
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