Kartoffel – German noun declension

German noun forms of Kartoffel

Noun: Kartoffel
Gender: Feminine
Hyphenation:

Nominative

Indefinite

Singulareine Kartoffel
Plural Kartoffeln

Definite

Singulardie Kartoffel
Pluraldie Kartoffeln

Genitive

Indefinite

Singulareiner Kartoffel
Plural Kartoffeln

Definite

Singularder Kartoffel
Pluralder Kartoffeln

Dative

Indefinite

Singulareiner Kartoffel
Plural Kartoffeln

Definite

Singularder Kartoffel
Pluralden Kartoffeln

Accusative

Indefinite

Singulareine Kartoffel
Plural Kartoffeln

Definite

Singulardie Kartoffel
Pluraldie Kartoffeln

Sample Sentences

  • Ich kenne Kartoffeln, die so wie ich, freiwillig und ohne „triftigen Grund“ auf Schnaps und anderen Alkohol verzichten. […] Außerdem kann man die Bezeichnung Kartoffel auch freundschalftlich benutzen oder einfach neutral. (I know Germans [lit. potatoes] who, like me, forgo schnapps and other alcoholic beverages voluntarily and without a "compelling reason" for doing so. […] Furthermore, the term "potato" can also be used in a friendly way or simply neutrally.) [2021 September 17, Mohamed Amjahid, “Verzicht auf Alkohol und Drogen: Am O-Saft nippen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2022:]

Etymology

1. 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”).
2. The use as an ethnic nickname is due to the prominence of potatoes in German cuisine. Compare Spaghetti (“Italian”), Käskopp (“Dutch person”). See: Italian Nouns 'tartufolo', Latin Nouns 'terrae tūber'.

Verbs referencing "Kartoffel"

Danish Nouns kartoffel, Icelandic Nouns kartafla, Romanian Nouns cartof, Russian Nouns картофель, Polish Nouns kartofel, Ukrainian Nouns картопля, Latvian Nouns kartupelis, Ukrainian Nouns картоплина.

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