karaff
See also: Karaff
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”).
Noun
karaff c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | karaff | karaffs |
| definite | karaffen | karaffens | |
| plural | indefinite | karaffer | karaffers |
| definite | karafferna | karaffernas |
References
- “karaff”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “karaff”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “karaff”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)