Cafeteria

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See also: cafeteria, cafetería, caféteria, and cafétéria

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English cafeteria, from Italian caffetteria (“coffeehouse”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ca‧fe‧te‧ria

Noun

Cafeteria f (genitive Cafeteria, plural Cafeterien or Cafeterias)

  1. cafeteria
    Synonym: (at universities and colleges) Mensa

Declension

Declension of Cafeteria
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Cafeteria die Cafeterien, Cafeterias
genitive einer der Cafeteria der Cafeterien, Cafeterias
dative einer der Cafeteria den Cafeterien, Cafeterias
accusative eine die Cafeteria die Cafeterien, Cafeterias

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