Nutella
See also: nutella
English
Etymology
Made-up marketing name from nut + Italian -ella (diminutive suffix). Coined in the early 1960s by Michele Ferrero, the son of Pietro Ferrero (the inventor of the product's forerunner, Supercrema).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nuːˈtɛlə/, /nʌˈtɛlə/
Proper noun
Nutella
- A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk, generically called chocolate spread.
Translations
hazelnut spread
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Further reading
- Nutella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ny.tɛ.la/, /ny.te.la/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Nutella m
- Nutella
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
Nutella f or n or m (strong, genitive Nutella or Nutellas, no plural)
- (uncountable) any type of chocolate sandwich spread, especially Nutella
- (countable) a container of chocolate sandwich spread
- Gibst du mir mal die Nutella?
- Can you give me the Nutella?
Usage notes
- Nutella is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix. The masculine gender is rare and only used in some regions.
Declension
Declension of Nutella [sg-only, feminine // neuter // masculine, strong]
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine, ein | die, das, der | Nutella |
genitive | einer, eines | der, des | Nutella, Nutellas |
dative | einer, einem | der, dem | Nutella |
accusative | eine, ein, einen | die, das, den | Nutella |
Quotations
- feminine:
- 2008, Kirsten Reko, Single und fabelhaft!, page 89-90:
- Entschlossen griff ich mir einen Teelöffel, öffnete beherzt den Deckel der Nutella und strich einen extra großen Batzen heraus.
- 2010, Nina Bihr, Das Vaterschaftsjahr, page 34:
- Die Sache mit der Nutella
- 2008, Kirsten Reko, Single und fabelhaft!, page 89-90:
- neuter:
- 2010, Maren Plugowsky-Schmidt, Dörthe Langecker, Das Apfelbuch für den Guten Zweck, page 78:
- Das Nutella muss noch weich sein.
- 2010, Maren Plugowsky-Schmidt, Dörthe Langecker, Das Apfelbuch für den Guten Zweck, page 78:
- masculine:
- 2008, Troels Ravn Klausen, ...und zwar VERDIENT!, page 4-5:
- Auch unsere Reise im Oktober 2008 nach Malta ist durch Neckermann gebucht, der Nutella im Schrank ist bei euch gekauft [...].
- 2008, Troels Ravn Klausen, ...und zwar VERDIENT!, page 4-5:
Italian
Etymology
From English nut + -ella.
Proper noun
Nutella f
- Nutella (a sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk)
Portuguese
Adjective
Nutella (invariable)
- Alternative spelling of nutella