gnocchi

English

WOTD – 19 January 2012

Gnocchi in a tomato sauce.

Etymology

From Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco (“dumpling”, literally “lump”), from nocchio (“knot (in wood)”), a borrowing from Lombardic knohha (“knuckle, bone, knot”), from Proto-Germanic *knukǭ (“bone”), *kneukaz (“tuber, knuckle”), from Proto-Indo-European *gnew- (“knot, bundle”). Cognate with Middle High German knoche (“bone, knot”) (modern German Knochen), Middle Dutch knoke (“knuckle, knob, knot”), Swedish knoge (“knuckle”). More at knuckle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjɒ.ki/; IPA^(key): /ˈnɒ.ki/ (sometimes proscribed)
• enPR: nyōʹkē, IPA^(key): /ˈnjoʊ.ki/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

gnocchi (plural gnocchi or gnocchis)

1. Italian pasta-like dumplings made of potato or semolina.

Translations

pasta-like dumplings

• Finnish: gnocchi
• French: gnocchis (fr) m pl
• Galician: ñoqui (gl) m
• German: Nocken, Nockerln
• Italian: gnocco (it) m
• Japanese: ニョッキ (nyokki)
• Korean: 뇨키 (nyoki)
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• Macedonian: њоки f pl (njoki)
• Portuguese: nhoque (pt) m
• Russian: ньоки (nʹoki)
• Serbo-Croatian: njoki pl
• Spanish: ñoquis m pl, ñoqui (es) m
• Tagalog: niyoki
• Ukrainian: ньокі (nʹoki)

Further reading

• gnocchi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Finnish

Etymology

From Italian gnocchi.

Noun

gnocchi

1. gnocchi

   Söin gnoccheja lounaaksi.

   I ate gnocchi for lunch.

Usage notes

The Italian plural word has been adopted into Finnish as a singular.

Declension

Inflection of gnocchi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		gnocchi	gnocchit
genitive		gnocchin	gnocchien
partitive		gnocchia	gnoccheja
illative		gnocchiin	gnoccheihin
		singular	plural
nominative		gnocchi	gnocchit
accusative	nom.	gnocchi	gnocchit
	gen.	gnocchin
genitive		gnocchin	gnocchien
partitive		gnocchia	gnoccheja
inessive		gnocchissa	gnoccheissa
elative		gnocchista	gnoccheista
illative		gnocchiin	gnoccheihin
adessive		gnocchilla	gnoccheilla
ablative		gnocchilta	gnoccheilta
allative		gnocchille	gnoccheille
essive		gnocchina	gnoccheina
translative		gnocchiksi	gnoccheiksi
abessive		gnocchitta	gnoccheitta
instructive		—	gnocchein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of gnocchi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gnocchini gnocchini accusative nom. gnocchini gnocchini gen. gnocchini genitive gnocchini gnocchieni partitive gnocchiani gnocchejani inessive gnocchissani gnoccheissani elative gnocchistani gnoccheistani illative gnocchiini gnoccheihini adessive gnocchillani gnoccheillani ablative gnocchiltani gnoccheiltani allative gnocchilleni gnoccheilleni essive gnocchinani gnoccheinani translative gnocchikseni gnoccheikseni abessive gnocchittani gnoccheittani instructive — — comitative — gnoccheineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gnocchisi gnocchisi accusative nom. gnocchisi gnocchisi gen. gnocchisi genitive gnocchisi gnocchiesi partitive gnocchiasi gnocchejasi inessive gnocchissasi gnoccheissasi elative gnocchistasi gnoccheistasi illative gnocchiisi gnoccheihisi adessive gnocchillasi gnoccheillasi ablative gnocchiltasi gnoccheiltasi allative gnocchillesi gnoccheillesi essive gnocchinasi gnoccheinasi translative gnocchiksesi gnoccheiksesi abessive gnocchittasi gnoccheittasi instructive — — comitative — gnoccheinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gnocchimme gnocchimme accusative nom. gnocchimme gnocchimme gen. gnocchimme genitive gnocchimme gnocchiemme partitive gnocchiamme gnocchejamme inessive gnocchissamme gnoccheissamme elative gnocchistamme gnoccheistamme illative gnocchiimme gnoccheihimme adessive gnocchillamme gnoccheillamme ablative gnocchiltamme gnoccheiltamme allative gnocchillemme gnoccheillemme essive gnocchinamme gnoccheinamme translative gnocchiksemme gnoccheiksemme abessive gnocchittamme gnoccheittamme instructive — — comitative — gnoccheinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gnocchinne gnocchinne accusative nom. gnocchinne gnocchinne gen. gnocchinne genitive gnocchinne gnocchienne partitive gnocchianne gnocchejanne inessive gnocchissanne gnoccheissanne elative gnocchistanne gnoccheistanne illative gnocchiinne gnoccheihinne adessive gnocchillanne gnoccheillanne ablative gnocchiltanne gnoccheiltanne allative gnocchillenne gnoccheillenne essive gnocchinanne gnoccheinanne translative gnocchiksenne gnoccheiksenne abessive gnocchittanne gnoccheittanne instructive — — comitative — gnoccheinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative gnocchinsa gnocchinsa accusative nom. gnocchinsa gnocchinsa gen. gnocchinsa genitive gnocchinsa gnocchiensa partitive gnocchiaan gnocchiansa gnocchejaan gnocchejansa inessive gnocchissaan gnocchissansa gnoccheissaan gnoccheissansa elative gnocchistaan gnocchistansa gnoccheistaan gnoccheistansa illative gnocchiinsa gnoccheihinsa adessive gnocchillaan gnocchillansa gnoccheillaan gnoccheillansa ablative gnocchiltaan gnocchiltansa gnoccheiltaan gnoccheiltansa allative gnocchilleen gnocchillensa gnoccheilleen gnoccheillensa essive gnocchinaan gnocchinansa gnoccheinaan gnoccheinansa translative gnocchikseen gnocchiksensa gnoccheikseen gnoccheiksensa abessive gnocchittaan gnocchittansa gnoccheittaan gnoccheittansa instructive — — comitative — gnoccheineen gnoccheinensa

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲɔ.ki/

Noun

gnocchi m (plural gnocchis)

1. gnocchi

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲɔk.ki/

Noun

gnocchi m pl

1. plural of gnocco
2. a dish of gnocchi