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Fritten
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German
Pronunciation
de /ˈfʁɪtən/ [ˈfʁɪtən] [ˈfʁɪtn̩]
de De-Fritten.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
Shortened from de Pommes frites and provided with a German plural. The abbreviation may have been under the direct influence of French fr frites, since the more widespread short form (outside of western Germany) is de Pommes.
Noun
fp
fries, French fries, chips UK
de Fritte a single fry
Usage notes
In parts of Western Germany, de Fritten is the preferred word for fries, alongside the less frequent de Pommes. In most other regions, the situation is converse: de Pommes is much more common, while de Fritten is rare while generally understood.8 January 2011 Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache http://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-1/f06/
Declension
fp
Synonyms
de Pommes frites f-p
de Pommes f-p
Derived terms
de Frittenbude
de Frittenfett
Etymology 2
Noun
de noun form f-p
de Fritte frit
References
de Foods
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
lb /ˈfʀiten/ [ˈfʀitən]
Noun
lb noun f-p
French fries, chips
lb Potatoes