kartafla

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish kartoffel, from German Kartoffel or Tartuffel, from Italian tartufolo, from tartufo (truffle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰar̥tapla/

Noun

kartafla f (genitive singular kartöflu, nominative plural kartöflur)

  1. a potato, a spud
    Synonym: (uncommon) jarðepli

Declension

Declension of kartafla (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kartafla kartaflan kartöflur kartöflurnar
accusative kartöflu kartöfluna kartöflur kartöflurnar
dative kartöflu kartöflunni kartöflum kartöflunum
genitive kartöflu kartöflunnar kartaflna, kartafla kartaflnanna, kartaflanna