kartofelek

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Polish kartofel

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Slavic *-kъ

Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ

Old Polish -ek

Polish -ek

Polish kartofelek

From kartofel + -ek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kar.tɔˈfɛ.lɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɛk
• Syllabification: kar‧to‧fe‧lek

Noun

kartofelek m inan

1. diminutive of kartofel
2. rum ball (round sweet made of dense cake or biscuit flavoured with chocolate and rum)

   Synonyms: bajadera, bajaderka, ziemniaczek

Declension

Declension of kartofelek

	singular	plural
nominative	kartofelek	kartofelki
genitive	kartofelka	kartofelków
dative	kartofelkowi	kartofelkom
accusative	kartofelek	kartofelki
instrumental	kartofelkiem	kartofelkami
locative	kartofelku	kartofelkach
vocative	kartofelku	kartofelki

Related terms

adjective

• kartoflany

nouns

• kartofel
• kartoflanka
• kartoflisko

Further reading

• “kartofelek”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “kartofelek”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)