pantoffel

See also: Pantoffel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch pantoffel, from Middle Dutch pantoffel, pantoeffel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pantoffel (plural pantoffels, diminutive pantoffeltjie)

1. slipper

Derived terms

• pantoffelregering

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pantoffel, pantoeffel. Possibly from Middle French pantoufle.

Perfect cognate with German Pantoffel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɑnˈtɔ.fəl/

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• Hyphenation: pan‧tof‧fel
• Rhymes: -ɔfəl

Noun

pantoffel f or m (plural pantoffels, diminutive pantoffeltje n)

1. slipper (footwear, notably bedroom or house slipper)

Derived terms

• pantoffeldiertje
• pantoffelheld
• pantoffelregering
• turnpantoffel

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pantoffel
• → Indonesian: pantofel

Scanian

Noun

pantoffel

1. potato

Swedish

FWOTD – 26 November 2023

Etymology

From French pantoufle (“slipper”) with a semantic change influenced by German Kartoffel, possibly by association to panna (“pan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /panˈtɔfɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɔfɛl

Noun

pantoffel c

1. (Scania) potato
   • 2019, Micaela Landelius, “Shakespeare pub firar 50 – med ny ägare [Shakespeare Pub celebrates 50 years – with new owner]”, in Sydsvenskan‎^[1]:

     Jag vill servera äggakaga på riktigt eller köttbullar, sås och pantofflor som smakar som mors därhemma. Det enkla är ofta det svåra.

     I want to serve real egg cake or meatballs, sauce and potatoes that taste like mother’s back home. The easy is often what is difficult.

Declension

Declension of pantoffel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	pantoffel	pantoffels
	definite	pantoffeln	pantoffelns
plural	indefinite	pantofflor	pantofflors
	definite	pantofflorna	pantofflornas

Synonyms

• jordpäron (dialectal Swedish)
• potatis (standard Swedish)
• potät (dialectal Swedish)
• pära (dialectal Swedish)

Derived terms

• pantofflagröd

References

• Pantofflor. Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. 21 October 2013.
• pantoffel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)