kaffehus
Swedish
Etymology
kaffe + hus. Cognate of German Kaffeehaus, Dutch koffiehuis.
Noun
kaffehus n
- (historical) coffeehouse (public establishment for socializing while drinking coffee)
Usage notes
Currently only rarely used for describing establishments in Sweden.
Declension
| Declension of kaffehus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kaffehus | kaffehuset | kaffehus | kaffehusen |
| Genitive | kaffehus | kaffehusets | kaffehus | kaffehusens |
Synonyms
- café
- fik
References
- kaffehus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)