Kartoffelpuffer

German

zwei Kartoffelpuffer

Etymology

From Kartoffel +‎ Puffer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁˈtɔfl̩ˌpʊfɐ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Kar‧tof‧fel‧puf‧fer

Noun

Kartoffelpuffer m (strong, genitive Kartoffelpuffers, plural Kartoffelpuffer)

1. potato pancake

   Synonyms: Puffer, Erdäpfelpuffer, Kartoffelpfannkuchen, Reiberdatschi, Reibekuchen, Reibeplätzchen

Usage notes

The word dominates in northern Germany, but is understood by most people throughout the language area.

Declension

Declension of Kartoffelpuffer [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kartoffelpuffer	die	Kartoffelpuffer
genitive	eines	des	Kartoffelpuffers	der	Kartoffelpuffer
dative	einem	dem	Kartoffelpuffer	den	Kartoffelpuffern
accusative	einen	den	Kartoffelpuffer	die	Kartoffelpuffer

Related terms

• Meuchelpuffer

Further reading

• “Kartoffelpuffer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kartoffelpuffer” in Duden online
• Kartoffelpuffer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de