See also: Pantoffel

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Etymology

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From Dutch pantoffel, from Middle Dutch pantoffel, pantoeffel.

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Noun

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pantoffel (plural pantoffels, diminutive pantoffeltjie)

  1. slipper

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch pantoffel, pantoeffel. Possibly from Middle French pantoufle.

Perfect cognate with German Pantoffel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpɑnˈtɔ.fəl/
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  • Hyphenation: pan‧tof‧fel
  • Rhymes: -ɔfəl

Noun

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pantoffel f or m (plural pantoffels, diminutive pantoffeltje n)

  1. slipper (footwear, notably bedroom or house slipper)

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: pantoffel
  • Indonesian: pantofel

Scanian

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Noun

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pantoffel

  1. potato

Swedish

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Etymology

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From French pantoufle (slipper) with a semantic change influenced by German Kartoffel, possibly by association to panna (pan).

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pantoffel c

  1. (Scania) potato
    • 2019, Micaela Landelius, “Shakespeare pub firar 50 – med ny ägare [Shakespeare Pub celebrates 50 years – with new owner]”, in Sydsvenskan[1]:
      Jag vill servera äggakaga på riktigt eller köttbullar, sås och pantofflor som smakar som mors därhemma. Det enkla är ofta det svåra.
      I want to serve real egg cake or meatballs, sauce and potatoes that taste like mother’s back home. The easy is often what is difficult.

Declension

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Declension of pantoffel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pantoffel pantoffeln pantofflor pantofflorna
Genitive pantoffels pantoffelns pantofflors pantofflornas

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