קאַרטאָפֿל
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Yiddish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- קאַרטאָפֿליע (kartoflye)
Etymology
[edit]From Italian tartufolo, a diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”). Either cognate to or derived via German Kartoffel, with Slavic languages influencing usage.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]קאַרטאָפֿל • (kartofl) m or f, plural קאַרטאָפֿל (kartofl)
Further reading
[edit]- Map of dialectal variants for "potato(es)" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz