potatis

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Latin

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Verb

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pōtātis

  1. second-person plural present active indicative of pōtō

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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olika potatissorter [different potato varieties]

Etymology

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Borrowed from English potatoes, probably through an intermediate potates, from Spanish patata, itself borrowed from Taíno batata.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʊˈtɑːtɪs/, /pʊ²tɑːˌtɪs/
  • Audio (Gotland); en potatis /pʊˈtɑːtɪs/:(file)
  • Hyphenation: po‧ta‧tis
  • Rhymes: -¹ɑːtɪs, -²ɑːtɪs

Noun

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potatis c

  1. a potato (tuber of Solanum tuberosum)
    Hur många potatisar åt du?
    How many potatoes did you eat?
  2. (collectively) potato
    Pommes frites görs av potatis
    French fries are made from potatoes ("potato")
    skala potatis
    peel potatoes
    sätta potatis
    plant potatoes
    skörda potatis
    harvest potatoes

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