potät

See also: potat

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English potatoes, in the plural potäter. Attested since 1762.

Noun

potät c

  1. (dialectal or colloquial) a potato
    Synonym: potatis
    • 1955, “Kattvisan [The cat song]”, Astrid Lindgren (lyrics), Lille Bror Söderlundh (music):
      Tänk, jag drömde i natt, att jag hade en katt, och han åt bara sill och potäter. Du får tro't [tro det] om du vill, men potäter och sill, det är just vad små kattungar äter.
      See [the "tänk" (think) expresses (mild) thoughtful amazement], I dreamed last night, that I had a cat, and he only ate herring and potatoes. Believe it or not ["You may believe it if you want"], but potatoes and herring, that is exactly what little kittens eat.

Usage notes

Often used for a jocular, somewhat homely folksy tone.

Declension
Declension of potät 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative potät potäten potäter potäterna
Genitive potäts potätens potäters potäternas

References
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