קאַרטאָפֿל
Yiddish edit
Alternative forms edit
- קאַרטאָפֿליע (kartoflye)
Etymology edit
From Italian tartufolo, a diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”). Either cognate to or derived via German Kartoffel, with Slavic languages influencing usage.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
קאַרטאָפֿל • (kartofl) m or f, plural קאַרטאָפֿל (kartofl)
Further reading edit
- Map of dialectal variants for "potato(es)" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz