kartafla
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish kartoffel, from German Kartoffel or Tartuffel, from Italian tartufolo, from tartufo (“truffle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkar̥tapla/
Noun
kartafla f (genitive singular kartöflu, nominative plural kartöflur)
- a potato, a spud syn.
Declension
declension of kartafla
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kartafla | kartaflan | kartöflur | kartöflurnar |
| accusative | kartöflu | kartöfluna | kartöflur | kartöflurnar |
| dative | kartöflu | kartöflunni | kartöflum | kartöflunum |
| genitive | kartöflu | kartöflunnar | kartafla/kartaflna | kartaflanna/kartaflnanna |
Synonyms
- (potato): def. jarðepli (uncommon)