Kartoffelstock
German
editEtymology
editCalque of Alemannic German Härdöpfelstock: Kartoffel + Stock (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “why "Stock"?”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKartoffelstock m (strong, genitive Kartoffelstockes or Kartoffelstocks, plural Kartoffelstöcke)
- (Switzerland, chiefly in the singular) mashed potatoes
- Synonyms: Kartoffelpüree, Kartoffelbrei
Declension
editDeclension of Kartoffelstock [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Kartoffelstock | die | Kartoffelstöcke |
| genitive | eines | des | Kartoffelstockes, Kartoffelstocks | der | Kartoffelstöcke |
| dative | einem | dem | Kartoffelstock, Kartoffelstocke1 | den | Kartoffelstöcken |
| accusative | einen | den | Kartoffelstock | die | Kartoffelstöcke |
1Now rare, see notes.
Further reading
edit- “Kartoffelstock” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kartoffelstock” in Duden online
- “Kartoffelstock” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon