Noun: Kaff
Gender: Neuter
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Kaff |
| Plural | Käffer; Kaffs; Kaffe |
Definite
| Singular | das Kaff |
| Plural | die Käffer; Kaffs; Kaffe |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Kaffes; Kaffs |
| Plural | Käffer; Kaffs; Kaffe |
Definite
| Singular | des Kaffes; Kaffs |
| Plural | der Käffer; Kaffs; Kaffe |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Kaff; Kaffe |
| Plural | Käffern; Kaffs; Kaffen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Kaff; Kaffe |
| Plural | den Käffern; Kaffs; Kaffen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Kaff |
| Plural | Käffer; Kaffs; Kaffe |
Definite
| Singular | das Kaff |
| Plural | die Käffer; Kaffs; Kaffe |
Sample Sentences
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Viel zu lange sitze sie schon in Altenburg fest, das Gerede, dieses Theater sei ein Sprungbrett, habe noch nie gestimmt. »Ich ertrage dieses Kaff nicht mehr!« schrie sie. (She has been stuck in Altenburg for way too long. All this talk about the theater being a stepping stone was never more than a lie. “I can't bear this backwater town anymore!”, she yelled.) [2005, Ingo Schulze, Neue Leben, published 2010, →ISBN:]
Nouns inflected like Kaff
Kaff,
Etymology
19th century, from Romani gav (“village”), from Sanskrit ग्राम (grāma, “village”). Probably influenced by Rotwelsch kefar, from Hebrew כְּפָר (kfar, “village”); perhaps also by etymology 2 in the sense of “something worthless”. The now common plural in -er probably after Dörfer.
Verbs referencing "Kaff"
English Nouns
chaff.
Translations