gnocchi

See also: Gnocchi

English

WOTD – 19 January 2012
Gnocchi in a tomato sauce.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco (dumpling, literally lump), from nocchio (knot (in wood)), a borrowing from Lombardic knohha (knuckle, bone, knot), from Proto-Germanic *knukô (bone), *kneukaz (tuber, knuckle), from Proto-Indo-European *gnew- (knot, bundle). Cognate with Middle High German knoche (bone, knot) (modern German Knochen), Middle Dutch knoke (knuckle, knob, knot), Swedish knoge (knuckle). More at knuckle.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnjɒ.ki/; IPA(key): /ˈnɒ.ki/ (sometimes proscribed)
  • (US) enPR: nyōʹkē, IPA(key): /ˈnjoʊ.ki/
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  • Rhymes: (UK) -ɒki, (US) -oʊki

Noun

gnocchi (plural gnocchi or gnocchis)

  1. Italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.
    • 1999, Thomas Keller, The French Laundry Cookbook, Artisan, →ISBN, page 119:
      Test one gnocchi by placing it in a large pot of rapidly boiling lightly salted water.

Translations

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian gnocchi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnjokːi/, [ˈnjo̞kːi]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡnokːi/, [ˈɡno̞kːi]

Noun

gnocchi

  1. gnocchi
    Söin gnoccheja lounaaksi.
    I ate gnocchi for lunch.

Usage notes

The Italian plural word has been adopted into Finnish as a singular.

Declension

Inflection of gnocchi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative gnocchi gnocchit
genitive gnocchin gnocchien
partitive gnocchia gnoccheja
illative gnocchiin gnoccheihin
singular plural
nominative gnocchi gnocchit
accusative nom. gnocchi gnocchit
gen. gnocchin
genitive gnocchin gnocchien
partitive gnocchia gnoccheja
inessive gnocchissa gnoccheissa
elative gnocchista gnoccheista
illative gnocchiin gnoccheihin
adessive gnocchilla gnoccheilla
ablative gnocchilta gnoccheilta
allative gnocchille gnoccheille
essive gnocchina gnoccheina
translative gnocchiksi gnoccheiksi
instructive gnocchein
abessive gnocchitta gnoccheitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of gnocchi (type risti)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gnocchini gnocchini
accusative nom. gnocchini gnocchini
gen. gnocchini
genitive gnocchini gnocchieni
partitive gnocchiani gnocchejani
inessive gnocchissani gnoccheissani
elative gnocchistani gnoccheistani
illative gnocchiini gnoccheihini
adessive gnocchillani gnoccheillani
ablative gnocchiltani gnoccheiltani
allative gnocchilleni gnoccheilleni
essive gnocchinani gnoccheinani
translative gnocchikseni gnoccheikseni
instructive
abessive gnocchittani gnoccheittani
comitative gnoccheineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gnocchisi gnocchisi
accusative nom. gnocchisi gnocchisi
gen. gnocchisi
genitive gnocchisi gnocchiesi
partitive gnocchiasi gnocchejasi
inessive gnocchissasi gnoccheissasi
elative gnocchistasi gnoccheistasi
illative gnocchiisi gnoccheihisi
adessive gnocchillasi gnoccheillasi
ablative gnocchiltasi gnoccheiltasi
allative gnocchillesi gnoccheillesi
essive gnocchinasi gnoccheinasi
translative gnocchiksesi gnoccheiksesi
instructive
abessive gnocchittasi gnoccheittasi
comitative gnoccheinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative gnocchimme gnocchimme
accusative nom. gnocchimme gnocchimme
gen. gnocchimme
genitive gnocchimme gnocchiemme
partitive gnocchiamme gnocchejamme
inessive gnocchissamme gnoccheissamme
elative gnocchistamme gnoccheistamme
illative gnocchiimme gnoccheihimme
adessive gnocchillamme gnoccheillamme
ablative gnocchiltamme gnoccheiltamme
allative gnocchillemme gnoccheillemme
essive gnocchinamme gnoccheinamme
translative gnocchiksemme gnoccheiksemme
instructive
abessive gnocchittamme gnoccheittamme
comitative gnoccheinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative gnocchinne gnocchinne
accusative nom. gnocchinne gnocchinne
gen. gnocchinne
genitive gnocchinne gnocchienne
partitive gnocchianne gnocchejanne
inessive gnocchissanne gnoccheissanne
elative gnocchistanne gnoccheistanne
illative gnocchiinne gnoccheihinne
adessive gnocchillanne gnoccheillanne
ablative gnocchiltanne gnoccheiltanne
allative gnocchillenne gnoccheillenne
essive gnocchinanne gnoccheinanne
translative gnocchiksenne gnoccheiksenne
instructive
abessive gnocchittanne gnoccheittanne
comitative gnoccheinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative gnocchinsa gnocchinsa
accusative nom. gnocchinsa gnocchinsa
gen. gnocchinsa
genitive gnocchinsa gnocchiensa
partitive gnocchiaan
gnocchiansa
gnocchejaan
gnocchejansa
inessive gnocchissaan
gnocchissansa
gnoccheissaan
gnoccheissansa
elative gnocchistaan
gnocchistansa
gnoccheistaan
gnoccheistansa
illative gnocchiinsa gnoccheihinsa
adessive gnocchillaan
gnocchillansa
gnoccheillaan
gnoccheillansa
ablative gnocchiltaan
gnocchiltansa
gnoccheiltaan
gnoccheiltansa
allative gnocchilleen
gnocchillensa
gnoccheilleen
gnoccheillensa
essive gnocchinaan
gnocchinansa
gnoccheinaan
gnoccheinansa
translative gnocchikseen
gnocchiksensa
gnoccheikseen
gnoccheiksensa
instructive
abessive gnocchittaan
gnocchittansa
gnoccheittaan
gnoccheittansa
comitative gnoccheineen
gnoccheinensa

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɔ.ki/

Noun

gnocchi m (plural gnocchis)

  1. gnocchi

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈɲɔk.ki/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkki
  • Hyphenation: gnòc‧chi

Noun

gnocchi m pl

  1. plural of gnocco
  2. a dish of gnocchi

Descendants

  • Catalan: nyoqui
  • English: gnocchi
  • Finnish: gnocchi
  • French: gnocchi
  • German: Gnocchi
  • Japanese: ニョッキ (nyokki)
  • Korean: 뇨키 (nyoki)
  • Polish: gnocchi
  • Spanish: ñoqui

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian gnocchi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɲɔk.ki/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkki
  • Syllabification: gnoc‧chi

Noun

gnocchi nvir (indeclinable)

  1. gnocchi

Further reading

  • gnocchi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gnocchi in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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