kartoffel

See also: Kartoffel

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kartoffel, from Italian tartufolo, diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑˈtɔfəl/, /kaˈtɔfəl/, [kʰɑ̈ˈtsʰɒ̽fəl], [kʰæ̝ˈtsʰɒ̽fəl]

Noun

kartoffel c (singular definite kartoflen or kartoffelen, plural indefinite kartofler)

1. potato
2. (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) whitey (A derogatory word used about ethnic Danes, mostly used by Danish citizens of non-Germanic origin.)

Inflection

Declension of kartoffel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kartoffel	kartoflen kartoffelen	kartofler	kartoflerne
genitive	kartoffels	kartoflens kartoffelens	kartoflers	kartoflernes

Derived terms

• bagekartoffel
• læggekartoffel

Descendants

• → Icelandic: kartafla

References

• “kartoffel” in Den Danske Ordbog