Eiskaffee

German

Etymology

Eis +‎ Kaffee

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯s.kaˌfeː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ̯sˌka.fe/ (less common)

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• Homophone: Eiscafé (usually even for speakers that distinguish Kaffee from Café)

Noun

Eiskaffee m (strong, genitive Eiskaffees, plural Eiskaffees)

1. iced coffee

Usage notes

• German Eiskaffee is usually a beverage like English “iced coffee”. This is not necessarily so, however, since the word is also used for vanilla icecream served in a glass of cold coffee, eaten with a spoon.

Declension

Declension of Eiskaffee [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eiskaffee	die	Eiskaffees
genitive	eines	des	Eiskaffees	der	Eiskaffees
dative	einem	dem	Eiskaffee	den	Eiskaffees
accusative	einen	den	Eiskaffee	die	Eiskaffees

Further reading

• “Eiskaffee” in Duden online
• “Eiskaffee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache