kafe

See also: kafé, káfe, kafè, and kafɛ

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈfe/ [kʌˈfɛ]
• 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)‎^[1], 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkafɛ], [kaˈfɛ]

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

• kafene
• kafehane
• kafexhi
• kafenjtë
• kafeinë

Basque

Pronunciation

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Noun

kafe ?

1. coffee

Declension

Declension of kafe (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	kafe	kafea	kafeak
ergative	kafek	kafeak	kafeek
dative	kaferi	kafeari	kafeei
genitive	kaferen	kafearen	kafeen
comitative	kaferekin	kafearekin	kafeekin
causative	kaferengatik	kafearengatik	kafeengatik
benefactive	kaferentzat	kafearentzat	kafeentzat
instrumental	kafez	kafeaz	kafeez
inessive	kafetan	kafean	kafeetan
locative	kafetako	kafeko	kafeetako
allative	kafetara	kafera	kafeetara
terminative	kafetaraino	kaferaino	kafeetaraino
directive	kafetarantz	kaferantz	kafeetarantz
destinative	kafetarako	kaferako	kafeetarako
ablative	kafetatik	kafetik	kafeetatik
partitive	kaferik	—	—
prolative	kafetzat	—	—

Synonyms

• akeita

Derived terms

• kafeontzi
• kafesne
• kafetegi

 

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From French café.

Noun

kafe

1. café

Declension

Declension of kafe

nominative	kafe
genitive	kafeniñ
dative	kafege
accusative	kafeni
locative	kafede
ablative	kafeden

Synonyms

• qavehane

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkafɛ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧fe
• Rhymes: -afɛ

Noun

kafe n

1. (colloquial) coffee (beverage)

   Synonym: káva

Declension

Declension of kafe (soft neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	kafe	kafe
genitive	kafe	kafí
dative	kafi	kafím
accusative	kafe	kafe
vocative	kafe	kafe
locative	kafi	kafích
instrumental	kafem	kafi

Derived terms

• kafíčko

 

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

• IPA^(key): /kafe/

Noun

kafe

1. coffee

Derived terms

• kafe ole
• kafe seriz
• ma kafe
• moulen kafe
• pye kafe

 

Related terms

• kafetyè

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ká.fèː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kə́.ɸèː]

Verb

kafḕ (grade 4)

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

Indonesian

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): [ˈkafe]
• Hyphenation: ka‧fé

Noun

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

1. café

Further reading

• “kafe” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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

• kofe (Föhr-Amrum)
• Kofi (Sylt)

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

• IPA^(key): /kɑ.fe/

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