Kartoffel
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See also: kartoffel
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From older Tartuffel or Tartüffel (18th c.), from Italian tartufolo, diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”), from Medieval Latin *territūberum or Latin terrae tūber (“tuber of the earth”).
The use as an ethnic nickname is due to the prominence of potatoes in German cuisine. Compare Spaghetti (“Italian”), Käskopp (“Dutch person”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /kaʁˈtɔfəl/, [kaʁˈtɔfl̩], [kaɐ̯-], [-fəl] (standard)
- IPA(key): /kɐˈtɔfəl/ (common)
Audio (Austria): (file) Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]Kartoffel f (genitive Kartoffel, plural Kartoffeln, diminutive Kartöffelchen n)
- potato
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Kartoffel
- Hyponyms: Frühkartoffel, Futterkartoffel, Pellkartoffel, Saatkartoffel, Salzkartoffel, Winterkartoffel, Süßkartoffel
- (sometimes derogatory) a German; particularly an ethnic German from the perspective of allochthonous populations in Germany
- Synonyms: Kartoffeldeutscher, Herkunftsdeutscher
- Coordinate term: Alman
- 2021 September 17, Mohamed Amjahid, “Verzicht auf Alkohol und Drogen: Am O-Saft nippen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
- Ich kenne Kartoffeln, die so wie ich, freiwillig und ohne „triftigen Grund“ auf Schnaps und anderen Alkohol verzichten.
- I know Germans [lit. potatoes] who, like me, forgo schnapps and other alcoholic beverages voluntarily and without a "compelling reason" for doing so.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kartoffel [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Kartoffel | die | Kartoffeln |
genitive | einer | der | Kartoffel | der | Kartoffeln |
dative | einer | der | Kartoffel | den | Kartoffeln |
accusative | eine | die | Kartoffel | die | Kartoffeln |
Derived terms
[edit]- Biokartoffel
- Bratkartoffeln
- Kartoffelacker
- Kartoffelauflauf
- Kartoffelbofist
- Kartoffelbranntwein
- Kartoffelbrei
- Kartoffelbrot
- Kartoffelchip
- Kartoffeldämpfer
- kartoffeldeutsch
- Kartoffelernte
- Kartoffelfeuer
- Kartoffelflinse
- Kartoffelfresser
- Kartoffelhorde
- Kartoffelhurde
- Kartoffelkäfer
- Kartoffelkloß
- Kartoffelknödel
- Kartoffelknolle
- Kartoffelkorb
- Kartoffelkrankheit
- Kartoffelkraut
- Kartoffelkuchen
- Kartoffellegemaschine
- Kartoffelmehl
- Kartoffelmiete
- Kartoffelmus
- Kartoffelnase
- Kartoffelpfannkuchen
- Kartoffelpflanze
- Kartoffelpresse
- Kartoffelpuffer
- Kartoffelpüree
- Kartoffelsack
- Kartoffelsalat
- Kartoffelschale
- Kartoffelschäler
- Kartoffelschälmaschine
- Kartoffelschälmesser
- Kartoffelschnaps
- Kartoffelschorf
- Kartoffelsorte
- Kartoffelstampfer
- Kartoffelstock
- Kartoffelsuppe
- Kartoffelteig
- Kartoffelwasser
- rin in die Kartoffeln, raus aus den Kartoffeln
Descendants
[edit]- → Albanian: kërtollë
- → Bulgarian: картоф (kartof)
- → Danish: kartoffel
- → Icelandic: kartafla
- → English: kartoffel
- → Estonian: kartul
- → Latvian: kartupelis
- → Polish: kartofel
- → Romanian: cartof
- → Russian: карто́фель (kartófelʹ) (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Russian: карто́шка (kartóška) (diminutive) (see there for further descendants)
- → Ukrainian: картопля (kartoplja)
- → Yiddish: קאַרטאָפֿל (kartofl)
Further reading
[edit]- “Kartoffel” in Duden online
- “Kartoffel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Kartoffel”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
- Kartoffel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian tartufolo.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kartoffel f (plural Kartoffle, diminutive Kartoffelche)
- potato
- Synonym: Grummbeer
- Host-du die Kartoffle schun gekochd? ― Have you already cooked the potatoes?
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Kartoffel”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 88, column 2
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