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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English potatoes, in the plural potäter. Attested since 1762.
Noun
potät c
- (dialectal or colloquial) a potato
- Synonym: potatis
1955, “Kattvisan [The cat song]”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Lille Bror Söderlundh (music):Tänk, jag drömde i natt, att jag hade en katt, och han åt bara sill och potäter. Du får tro't [tro det] om du vill, men potäter och sill, det är just vad små kattungar äter.- See , I dreamed last night, that I had a cat, and he ate only herring and potatoes. Believe it or not , but potatoes and herring, that is exactly what little kittens eat.
2007, Laser Inc (lyrics and music), “Det var en gång en fågel [Once upon a time, there was a bird]”:Det var en gång en liten fågel. Ja, en fågel. Han bodde på landet, och Roger hette han. Han ville gärna leka med sina vänner, med sina vänner, men det fick inte han. Men denna historia slutar sorgligt, för Roger blev skjuten, skjuten i magen av gamle jägar'n [jägaren] Pär. Han ville hem och äta, äta en fågel med lite potäter, men Roger hann iväg.- Once upon a time, there was a little bird. Yes, a bird. He lived in the countryside, and Roger was his name. He wanted to play with his friends , with his friends, but he didn't get to. But this story ends sadly, because Roger was shot, shot in the stomach by old hunter Pär . He wanted to go home and eat, eat a bird with some potatoes, but Roger got away .
Usage notes
Often used for a jocular, somewhat homely folksy tone.
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