Marzipankartoffel
German
Etymology
From Marzipan (“marzipan”) + Kartoffel (“potato”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /martsiˈpaːnkarˌtɔfəl/, /ˈmartsipaːnkarˌtɔfəl/
- Hyphenation: Mar‧zi‧pan‧kar‧tof‧fel
Noun
Marzipankartoffel f (genitive Marzipankartoffel, plural Marzipankartoffeln)
- a ball of marzipan (usually about 2 cm in diameter) rolled in cocoa powder to make it look like a tiny potato, popularly eaten at Nikolaus and Christmas
- Synonym: (Austria) Marzipanerdapfel
Declension
Declension of Marzipankartoffel [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Marzipankartoffel | die | Marzipankartoffeln |
| genitive | einer | der | Marzipankartoffel | der | Marzipankartoffeln |
| dative | einer | der | Marzipankartoffel | den | Marzipankartoffeln |
| accusative | eine | die | Marzipankartoffel | die | Marzipankartoffeln |