Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Kartoffel.[1][2] The forms ending in (-a) are mediated by Polish kartofel.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kɐrˈtofʲɪlʲ]
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Noun

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карто́фель (kartófelʹm inan (genitive карто́феля, uncountable, relational adjective карто́фельный, diminutive карто́шка or карто́шечка)

  1. (uncountable, collectively) potatoes
    молодо́й карто́фельmolodój kartófelʹnew potatoes
    карто́фель фриkartófelʹ friFrench fries / chips

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “картофель”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “картофель”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 383
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