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See also: kafé, káfe, kafè, and kafɛ

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈfe/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧fe

Verb

kafé (causative kafisé)

  1. (intransitive) dry out
  2. (intransitive) get a cramp

Conjugation

    Conjugation of kafe (type II verb)
1st singular 2nd singular 3rd singular 1st plural 2nd plural 3rd plural
m f
perfective V-affirmative kaféh kaftéh kaféh kaftéh kafnéh kafteeníh kafeeníh
N-affirmative kafé kafté kafé kafté kafné kaftén kafén
negative mákafinniyo mákafinnito mákafinna mákafinna mákafinnino mákafinniton mákafinnon
imperfective V-affirmative kafáh kaftáh kafáh kaftáh kafnáh kaftaanáh kafaanáh
N-affirmative kafá kaftá kafá kaftá kafná kaftán kafán
negative mákafa mákafta mákafa mákafta mákafna mákaftan mákafan
prospective V-affirmative kaféliyoh
kaféyyoh
kafélitoh
kaféttoh
kaféleh kaféleh kafélinoh
kafénnoh
kafélitoonuh
kaféttoonuh
kaféloonuh
N-affirmative kaféliyo
kaféyyo
kafélito
kafétto
kaféle kaféle kafélino
kafénno
kaféliton
kafétton
kafélon
conjunctive I V-affirmative káfuh káftuh káfuh káftuh káfuh kaftóonuh kafóonuh
N-affirmative káfu káftu káfu káftu káfu kaftón kafón
negative kafé wáyuh kafé wáytuh kafé wáyuh kafé wáytuh kafé wáynuh kafé waytóonuh kafé wóonuh
conjunctive II V-affirmative kafánkeh kaftánkeh kafánkeh kaftánkeh kafnánkeh kaftaanánkeh kafaanánkeh
N-affirmative kafánke kaftánke kafánke kaftánke kafnánke kaftaanánke kafaanánke
negative kafé wáankeh kafé waytánkeh kafé wáankeh kafé waytánkeh kafé waynánkeh kafé waytaanánkeh kafé wáankeh
jussive affirmative káfay káftay káfay káftay káfay kaftóonay kafóonay
negative kafé wáay kafé wáytay kafé wáay kafé wáytay kafé wáynay kafé waytóonay kafé wóonay
past
conditional
affirmative kafinniyóy kafinnitóy kafinnáy kafinnáy kafinninóy kafinnitoonúy kafinnoonúy
negative kafé wanniyóy kafé wannitóy kafé wannáy kafé wannáy kafé wanninóy kafé wannitoonúy kafé wanninoonúy
present
conditional I
affirmative kafék kafték kafék kafték kafnék kafteeník kafeeník
negative kafé wéek kafé wayték kafé wéek kafé wayték kafé waynék kafé wayteeník kafé weeník
singular plural singular plural
consultative affirmative kafóo kafnóo imperative affirmative káf káfa
negative makafóo makafnóo negative mákafin mákafina
-h converb -i form -k converb -in(n)uh converb -innuk converb infinitive indefinite participle
V-focus N-focus
káfah káfi káfak kafínnuh kafínnuk kafíyya kafináanih kafináan
Compound tenses
past perfect affirmative perfective + perfective of én or sugé
present perfect affirmative perfective + imperfective of én
future perfect affirmative perfective + prospective of sugé
past progressive -k converb + imperfective of én or sugé
present progressive affirmative imperfect + imperfective of én
future progressive -k converb + prospective of sugé
immediate future affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of wée
imperfect potential I affirmative conjunctive I + imperfective of takké
imperfect
potential II
affirmative imperfective + -m + takké
negative kafé + imperfective of wée + -m + takké
perfect
potential
affirmative perfective + -m + takké
negative kafé + perfective of wée + -m + takké
present
conditional II
affirmative imperfective + object pronoun + tekkék
negative kafé + perfective of wée + object pronoun + tekkék
perfect
conditional
affirmative perfective + imperfective of sugé + -k
negative perfective + sugé + imperfective of wée -k
irrealis kafé + perfective of xaaxé or raaré

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kafe”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 281

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • kafé

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve, coffee), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, coffee, a brew). Another explanation claims it traces back to the name of the Kaffa region of Ethiopia, which is an Omotic word.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

kafe f (plural kafe, definite kafja, definite plural kafet)

  1. a plant of the genus Coffea, coffee bean
  2. Brown
  3. ground coffee beans, the beverage brewed from it
  4. coffeeshop

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kafe”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 688

Basque

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Pronunciation

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Noun

kafe ?

  1. coffee

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From French café.

Noun

kafe

  1. café

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

kafe n

  1. (colloquial) coffee (beverage)
    Synonym: káva

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kafe”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • kafe”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French café.

Pronunciation

Noun

kafe

  1. coffee

Derived terms

Hausa

Pronunciation

Verb

kafḕ (grade 4)

  1. to fasten something onto
  2. To become stuck
  3. to persist, to be obstinate

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch café, from French café, from Italian caffè, from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa, coffee). Doublet of kopi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ka‧fé

Noun

kafe (first-person possessive kafeku, second-person possessive kafemu, third-person possessive kafenya)

  1. café

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

kafe

  1. Rōmaji transcription of カフェ

Kumak

Etymology

From French café.

Noun

kafe

  1. coffee

References

  • Claire Moyse-Faurie, Borrowings from Romance languages in Oceanic languages, in Aspects of Language Contact (2008) →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

kafe

  1. Alternative form of cave

Moore

Etymology

from French café

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kà.fe/

Noun

kafe

  1. coffee (drink)

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic قَهْوة (qahwa).

Noun

kafe m

  1. (Mooring) coffee (as a beverage)

Noun

kafe n

  1. (Mooring) coffee (as beans or powder)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kafe m (definite singular kafeen, indefinite plural kafeer, definite plural kafeene)

  1. alternative spelling of kafé

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kafe m (definite singular kafeen, indefinite plural kafear, definite plural kafeane)

  1. alternative spelling of kafé

Silesian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kaffee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.fɛ/
  • Rhymes: -afɛ
  • Syllabification: ka‧fe

Noun

kafe f

  1. coffee

Further reading

  • Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “kafe”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 124

Turkish

Etymology

From French café. Doublet of kahve.

Pronunciation

Noun

kafe (definite accusative kafeyi, plural kafeler)

  1. café, coffee shop

Declension

Inflection
Nominative kafe
Definite accusative kafeyi
Singular Plural
Nominative kafe kafeler
Definite accusative kafeyi kafeleri
Dative kafeye kafelere
Locative kafede kafelerde
Ablative kafeden kafelerden
Genitive kafenin kafelerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kafem kafelerim
2nd singular kafen kafelerin
3rd singular kafesi kafeleri
1st plural kafemiz kafelerimiz
2nd plural kafeniz kafeleriniz
3rd plural kafeleri kafeleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kafemi kafelerimi
2nd singular kafeni kafelerini
3rd singular kafesini kafelerini
1st plural kafemizi kafelerimizi
2nd plural kafenizi kafelerinizi
3rd plural kafelerini kafelerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular kafeme kafelerime
2nd singular kafene kafelerine
3rd singular kafesine kafelerine
1st plural kafemize kafelerimize
2nd plural kafenize kafelerinize
3rd plural kafelerine kafelerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kafemde kafelerimde
2nd singular kafende kafelerinde
3rd singular kafesinde kafelerinde
1st plural kafemizde kafelerimizde
2nd plural kafenizde kafelerinizde
3rd plural kafelerinde kafelerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kafemden kafelerimden
2nd singular kafenden kafelerinden
3rd singular kafesinden kafelerinden
1st plural kafemizden kafelerimizden
2nd plural kafenizden kafelerinizden
3rd plural kafelerinden kafelerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kafemin kafelerimin
2nd singular kafenin kafelerinin
3rd singular kafesinin kafelerinin
1st plural kafemizin kafelerimizin
2nd plural kafenizin kafelerinizin
3rd plural kafelerinin kafelerinin

West Uvean

Etymology

From French café.

Noun

kafe

  1. coffee

References

  • Claire Moyse-Faurie, Borrowings from Romance languages in Oceanic languages, in Aspects of Language Contact (2008) →ISBN