kaffa

See also: Kaffa

Bavarian

Alternative forms

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