kaffistofa
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Icelandic
Etymology
kaffi (“coffee”) + stofa (“living room”). Compare Faroese kaffistova.
Pronunciation
Noun
kaffistofa f (genitive singular kaffistofu, nominative plural kaffistofur)
Declension
Declension of kaffistofa (feminine, based on stofa)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kaffistofa | kaffistofan | kaffistofur | kaffistofurnar |
| accusative | kaffistofu | kaffistofuna | kaffistofur | kaffistofurnar |
| dative | kaffistofu | kaffistofunni | kaffistofum | kaffistofunum |
| genitive | kaffistofu | kaffistofunnar | kaffistofa | kaffistofanna |
Further reading
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “kaffistofa”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
- “kaffistofa” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)