kartoffel
See also: Kartoffel
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kartoffel, from Italian tartufolo, diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑˈtɔfəl/, /kaˈtɔfəl/, [kʰɑ̈ˈtsʰɒ̽fəl], [kʰæ̝ˈtsʰɒ̽fəl]
Noun
kartoffel c (singular definite kartoflen or kartoffelen, plural indefinite kartofler)
- potato
- (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) whitey (A derogatory word used about ethnic Danes, mostly used by Danish citizens of non-Germanic origin.)
Inflection
Declension of kartoffel
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kartoffel | kartoflen kartoffelen |
kartofler | kartoflerne |
| genitive | kartoffels | kartoflens kartoffelens |
kartoflers | kartoflernes |
Derived terms
- bagekartoffel
- læggekartoffel
Descendants
- → Icelandic: kartafla
References
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