קאַרטאָפֿל
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Yiddish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- קאַרטאָפֿליע (kartoflye), (Israel) קאַטאָפֿל (katofl), קאַרטאָשקע (kartoshke), קאַרטאָפּלע (kartople)
Etymology
[edit]From Italian tartufolo, a diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”). Either cognate to or derived via German Kartoffel, with Slavic languages influencing usage. Compare Russian картофель (kartofelʹ), картошка (kartoška).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]קאַרטאָפֿל • (kartofl) m or f, plural קאַרטאָפֿל (kartofl)
- potato
- Synonyms: בולבע (bulbe), אַלטיווקע (altivke), בולווע (bulve), ערדעפּל (erdepl), יאַבקע (yabke), באַראַבאָליע (barabolye), מאַנדעבערע (mandebere), מאַנדיבורקע (mandiburke), זשעמיק (zhemik)
Further reading
[edit]- Map of dialectal variants for "potato(es)" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קאַרטאָפֿל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].