Nutella
See also: nutella
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nutella
- A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk, generically called chocolate spread.
TranslationsEdit
hazelnut spread
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Further readingEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nutella m
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
Nutella f or n or m (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 notesEdit
- 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.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Nutella (uncountable)
Declension of Nutella (uncountable)
Declension of Nutella (uncountable)
QuotationsEdit
- 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:
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Nutella f
- Nutella (a sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk)
PortugueseEdit
AdjectiveEdit
Nutella (invariable, comparable)
- Alternative spelling of nutella