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