kartofel

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kartoffel, from older Tartuffel or Tartüffel, from Italian tartufolo, diminutive of tartufo, from Medieval Latin *territūberum or Latin terrae tūber.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔfɛl
  • Syllabification: kar‧to‧fel

Noun

kartofel m inan (diminutive kartofelek, augmentative kartoflisko)

  1. (somewhat regional or dialectal, Kuyavia, Near Masovian) potato
    Synonyms: ziemniak, pyra
  2. (slang) nose
    Synonym: ogór
  3. (colloquial, sports) chip shot (an easy goal)
    Synonyms: babol, szmata

Usage notes

In the Near Masovian dialect, this term is preferred, and ziemniak is almost never used.

Declension

Declension of kartofel
singular plural
nominative kartofel kartofle
genitive kartofla kartofli
dative kartoflowi kartoflom
accusative kartofel kartofle
instrumental kartoflem kartoflami
locative kartoflu kartoflach
vocative kartoflu kartofle

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

  • kartofel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kartofel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “pantówka”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 274
  • Zygmunt Wasilewski (1889) “kartofle”, in Jagodne: wieś w powiecie łukowskim, gminie Dąbie: zarys etnograficzny (in Polish), Warsaw: M. Arct, page 241
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