Kartoffeldeutscher

German

Etymology

From Kartoffel + Deutscher, literally Potato German, in the historical sense a calque of Danish kartoffeltysker.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʁˈtɔfl̩ˌdɔɪ̯t͡ʃɐ/
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Noun

Kartoffeldeutscher m (adjectival, definite nominative der Kartoffeldeutsche, genitive (des) Kartoffeldeutschen, plural Kartoffeldeutsche, definite plural die Kartoffeldeutschen, feminine Kartoffeldeutsche)

  1. (historical) Potato German (somebody who or whose ancestors settled in Jutland in the 18th century to introduce potato farming)
  2. (sometimes derogatory) an ethnic German
    Synonyms: Biodeutscher, Biokartoffel, Herkunftsdeutscher

Declension

Noun

Kartoffeldeutscher f

  1. inflection of Kartoffeldeutsche:
    1. strong genitive/dative singular
    2. strong genitive plural
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