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)
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Noun

Kartoffel f (genitive Kartoffel, plural Kartoffeln)

  1. potato
  2. (derogatory) a German; particularly an ethnic German from the perspective of allochthone populations in Germany

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

Synonyms
  • Erdapfel (Austria, Switzerland, Southern Germany)
  • Erdbirne (rare)
  • Grumbeer (rare)
  • Grumbeere (rare, Southwestern Germany)
  • Herdapfel (rare, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Grundbirne (rare)
  • Bramburi (obsolete, Austria)

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Hunsrik
Kartoffle

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰaˈtofl̩/

Noun

Kartoffel f (plural Kartoffle, diminutive Kartoffelche)

  1. potato
    Host-du die Kartoffle schun gekochd?
    Have you already cooked the potatoes?

Synonyms

Further reading
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