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Russian
Etymology
From ко́фе (kófe) + -ня (-nja), with й appearing as in кофе́йный (koféjnyj), кофе́йник (koféjnik); see -ный (-nyj).
Pronunciation
Noun
кофе́йня • (koféjnja) f inan (genitive кофе́йни, nominative plural кофе́йни, genitive plural кофе́ен)
- coffeehouse
- Synonym: кафе́ (kafɛ́)
1834, Александр Пушкин, Кирджали; English translation from Thomas Keane, transl., Kirdjali, 1916:Их можно всегда было видеть в кофейнях полутурецкой Бессарабии, с длинными чубуками во рту, прихлёбывающих кофейную гущу из маленьких чашечек.- Ix možno vsegda bylo videtʹ v kofejnjax polutureckoj Bessarabii, s dlinnymi čubukami vo rtu, prixljóbyvajuščix kofejnuju gušču iz malenʹkix čašeček.
- They could always be seen in the coffee-houses of half Turkish Bessarabia, with long pipes in their mouths, sipping coffee grounds out of small cups.
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