káffa
See also: Kaffa
Pite Sami
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Akin to Northern Sami káffe.
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 | |
References
- Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press, page 18
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, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.