káffa

See also: Kaffa

Pite Sami

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Akin to Northern Sami káffe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːfːa/

Noun

káffa

1. coffee

Inflection

Even a-stem, ff-f gradation
Nominative	káffa
Genitive	káfa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	káffa	káfa
Accusative	káfav	káfajt
Genitive	káfa	káfaj
Illative	káffaj	káfajda
Inessive	káfan	káfajn
Elative	káfast káfas	káfajst káfajs
Comitative	káfajn	káfaj
Essive	káffan

Further reading

• káffa in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland