cafea
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compare Coffea.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kaˈfeː.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kaˈfɛː.a]
Noun
cafēa f (genitive cafēae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cafēa | cafēae |
| genitive | cafēae | cafēārum |
| dative | cafēae | cafēīs |
| accusative | cafēam | cafēās |
| ablative | cafēā | cafēīs |
| vocative | cafēa | cafēae |
Derived terms
- caffēīnum (“caffeine”)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قهوه (kahve), from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Akin to French café.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈfe̯a/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: ca‧fea
Audio: (file)
Noun
cafea f (plural cafele)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | cafea | cafeaua | cafele | cafelele | |
| genitive-dative | cafele | cafelei | cafele | cafelelor | |
| vocative | cafea | cafelelor | |||
Derived terms
References
- “cafea”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025