Kartoffel
See also: kartoffel
German
Etymology
From older Tartuffel or Tartüffel (18th c.), from Italian tartufolo, diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”), from Medieval Latin *territūberum or Latin terrae tūber (“tuber of the earth”).
The use as an ethnic nickname is due to the prominence of potatoes in German cuisine, particularly vis-à-vis the cuisines of the major immigrant communities in the country. (Compare the corresponding Spaghetti used to refer to Italians.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaʁˈtɔfəl/, [kaʁˈtɔfl̩], [kaɐ̯-], [-fəl] (standard)
- IPA(key): /kɐˈtɔfəl/ (common)
audio (Austria): (file) Audio: (file)
Noun
Kartoffel f (genitive Kartoffel, plural Kartoffeln)
- potato
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Kartoffel
- (derogatory) a German; particularly an ethnic German from the perspective of allochthone populations in Germany
Declension
Related terms
- Bratkartoffeln
- Frühkartoffel
- Futterkartoffel
- Kartoffelacker
- Kartoffelauflauf
- Kartoffelbofist, Kartoffelbovist
- Kartoffelbranntwein
- Kartoffelbrei
- Kartoffelbrot
- Kartoffelchip
- Kartoffeldämpfer
- Kartoffelernte
- Kartoffelfeuer
- Kartoffelflinse
- Kartoffelhorde
- Kartoffelhurde
- Kartoffelkäfer
- Kartoffelkloß
- Kartoffelknödel
- Kartoffelknolle
- Kartoffelkorb
- Kartoffelkrankheit
- Kartoffelkraut
- Kartoffelkuchen
- Kartoffellegemaschine
- Kartoffelmehl
- Kartoffelmiete
- Kartoffelmus
- Kartoffelnase
- Kartoffelpfannkuchen
- Kartoffelpflanze
- Kartoffelpresse
- Kartoffelpuffer
- Kartoffelpüree
- Kartoffelsack
- Kartoffelsalat
- Kartoffelschale
- Kartoffelschäler
- Kartoffelschälmaschine
- Kartoffelschälmesser
- Kartoffelschnaps
- Kartoffelschorf
- Kartoffelsorte
- Kartoffelstampfer
- Kartoffelstock
- Kartoffelsuppe
- Kartoffelteig
- Kartoffelwasser
- Pellkartoffel
- Saatkartoffel
- Winterkartoffel
Descendants
- → Bulgarian: картоф (kartof)
- → Danish: kartoffel
- → Icelandic: kartafla
- → Estonian: kartul
- → Latvian: kartupelis
- → Polish: kartofel
- → Romanian: cartof
- → Russian: картофель (kartofelʹ) (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Russian: (diminutive) картошка (kartoška) (see there for further descendants)
- → Ukrainian: картопля (kartoplja)
- → Yiddish: קאַרטאָפֿל (kartofl)
Further reading
- “Kartoffel” in Duden online
Kartoffel on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Kartoffel f (plural Kartoffle, diminutive Kartoffelche)
- potato
- Host-du die Kartoffle schun gekochd?
- Have you already cooked the potatoes?
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
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