kartupelis

== Latvian == === Etymology === A borrowing, from Baltic German Kartoffel, Kartuffel (compare Low German Kartuffel, Standard High German Kartoffel, Danish kartoffel), from a Romance language: compare Romansh tartuffel, Italian tartufalo, from tartufo (“truffle”). The Latvian form is first attested at the beginning of the 18th century. A number of other (often unrelated) terms for “potato” exist in Latvian dialects alongside the standard word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kārtupelis] === Noun === kartupelis m (2nd declension) potato (plant, Solanum tuberosum, with tubers eaten as a starchy vegetable) kartupeļu (lakstu) puve ― potato (stem) rot (= a potato disease) kartupeļu šķirnes ― potato varieties potato (the tubers of the potato plant) rakt kartupeļus ― to dig for potatoes kartupeļu maiss ― potato sack mizot, vārīt, cept kartupeļus ― to peel, to boil, to bake potatoes kartupeļu biezenis, biezputra ― mashed potatoes (lit. potato puree) ==== Declension ==== === References ===