potatis

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Latin

Verb

pōtātis

  1. second-person plural present active indicative of pōtō

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing from English potatoes, probably through an intermediate potates, from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʊˈtɑːtɪs/, /pʊ²tɑːˌtɪs/
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  • Hyphenation: po‧ta‧tis
  • Rhymes: -¹ɑːtɪs, -²ɑːtɪs

Noun

potatis c

  1. a potato (tuber of Solanum tuberosum)
  2. (collectively) potato
    Pommes frites görs av potatis
    French fries are made from potatoes ("potato")

Declension

Declension of potatis 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative potatis potatisen potatisar potatisarna
Genitive potatis potatisens potatisars potatisarnas

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