kaffa

See also: Kaffa

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• kafa (spelling variant)
• kafn (East Central Bavarian)
• kaufn (Vienna)

Etymology

From Old High German koufōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, from Latin caupō (“innkeeper, shopkeeper”). Cognates include German kaufen and Dutch kopen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑfɐ/
• Hyphenation: kaf‧fa

Verb

kaffa (past participle kafft) (West Central Bavarian)

1. (transitive) to buy, to purchase

   Mia kaffa a neichs Auto. ― We'rebuying a new car.

   I glab, mia håbn z'vui kafft. ― I think we bought too much.

2. (ditransitive) to buy, to purchase for someone

   I kaff da a Eis. ― I'm buying you ice cream.

   Se håd eam a Krawodn kafft. ― She bought him a tie.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kaffa

infinitive	kaffa
past participle	kafft
	present	past	subjunctive
1st person singular	kaff	—	kaffad
2nd person singular	kaffst	—	kaffadst
3rd person singular	kafft	—	kaffad
1st person plural	kaffn	—	kaffadn
2nd person plural	kaffts	—	kaffats
3rd person plural	kaffn	—	kaffadn
	imperative
singular	kaff
plural	kaffts

Derived terms

• eikaffa
• okaffa
• verkaffa
• zruckkaffa
• zuakaffa
• zåmmkaffa