Kartoffelstock
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Alemannic German Härdöpfelstock: Kartoffel + Stock (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “why "Stock"?”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kartoffelstock m (strong, genitive Kartoffelstockes or Kartoffelstocks, plural Kartoffelstöcke)
- (Switzerland, chiefly in the singular) mashed potatoes
- Synonyms: Kartoffelpüree, Kartoffelbrei
Declension
[edit]Declension of Kartoffelstock [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kartoffelstock | die | Kartoffelstöcke |
| genitive | eines | des | Kartoffelstockes, Kartoffelstocks | der | Kartoffelstöcke |
| dative | einem | dem | Kartoffelstock, Kartoffelstocke1 | den | Kartoffelstöcken |
| accusative | einen | den | Kartoffelstock | die | Kartoffelstöcke |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
[edit]- “Kartoffelstock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kartoffelstock” in Duden online
- “Kartoffelstock” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon