Frikadelle

See also: frikadelle

English

Noun

Frikadelle (plural Frikadellen)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of frikadelle

German
Frikadellen

Etymology

From early modern Dutch frikadel, which is borrowed from French fricadel, an only later attested variant of fricandeau. A further relation with Italian frittatella is speculative. Compare contemporary Dutch frikandel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌfʁɪkaˈdɛlə/, /ˌfʁiːka-/
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Noun

Frikadelle f (genitive Frikadelle, plural Frikadellen)

  1. (regional) meatball

Usage notes
  • Frikadelle is the most widely accepted word for “meatball” in German. It is nevertheless regionally bound and heard most often in central-western and north-western Germany.
  • The typically German way of preparing meatballs see at frikadelle. The word is not restricted to this particular recipe, however.

Declension
Declension of Frikadelle
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Frikadelle die Frikadellen
genitive einer der Frikadelle der Frikadellen
dative einer der Frikadelle den Frikadellen
accusative eine die Frikadelle die Frikadellen

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