gnocchi

See also: Gnocchi

English

WOTD – 19 January 2012

Etymology

From Italian gnocchi, plural of gnocco (“dumpling”, literally “lump”), related to 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/, (sometimes proscribed) /ˈnɒ.ki/
• (US) enPR: nyōʹkē, IPA^(key): /ˈnjoʊ.ki/, (humorous) /ɡ(ə)ˈnoʊ.ki/, /ɡ(ə)ˈnɑk.t͡ʃi/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: (UK) -ɒki, (US) -oʊki

Noun

gnocchi (countable and uncountable, plural gnocchis) or gnocchi pl (normally plural, singular gnocco)

1. Italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.
   • 1978, Nika Hazelton, The Regional Italian Kitchen, M. Evans and Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 129:

     Dip each gnocco into the flour, shaking off excess. Carefully lower the gnocchi, one at a time, into the simmering water. Cook a few at a time since they must not touch each other while cooking. The gnocchi will be cooked when they rise to the surface; this should take 2 to 3 minutes, depending on the gnocchi.

   • 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.

   • 2017, Thomasina Miers, Home Cook: Over 300 Delicious, Fuss-Free Recipes, London: Guardian Books; Faber & Faber Ltd, →ISBN, page 159:

     Silky, feather-light and with an other-worldly texture, home-made gnocchi is one of the most spoiling things you can make for someone, yet it is surprisingly simple to put together, especially when just for two.

Synonyms

• macaroni (obsolete)

Translations

pasta-like dumplings

Arabic: نْيُوكِّي m (nyūkkī) Chinese: Mandarin: 玉棋 (yùqí), 意大利糰子 / 意大利团子 (Yìdàlì tuánzi) Esperanto: nokoj pl Finnish: gnocchi (fi) French: gnocchis (fr) m pl Galician: ñoqui (gl) m German: Nocken (de) f pl, Nockerln (de) n pl (Austria, Bavaria), Gnocchi (de) pl Hungarian: gnocchi (hu) Italian: gnocco (it) m Japanese: ニョッキ (nyokki) Korean: 뇨키 (nyoki) Macedonian: њо́ки f pl (njóki) Polish: gnocchi nvir Portuguese: gnocchi (pt) m, nhoque (pt) m (Brazil) Russian: ньо́ки pl (nʹóki) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: њоки pl Roman: njoki pl Spanish: ñoquis (es) m pl, ñoqui (es) m Tagalog: niyoki Ukrainian: ньо́кі pl (nʹóki)

Further reading

• gnocchi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian gnocchi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjokːi/, [ˈnjo̞kːi]
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡnokːi/, [ˈɡno̞kːi]
• Rhymes: -okːi

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
abessive		gnocchitta	gnoccheitta
instructive		—	gnocchein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of gnocchi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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 abessive gnocchittani gnoccheittani instructive — — 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 abessive gnocchittasi gnoccheittasi instructive — — 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 abessive gnocchittamme gnoccheittamme instructive — — 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 abessive gnocchittanne gnoccheittanne instructive — — 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 abessive gnocchittaan gnocchittansa gnoccheittaan gnoccheittansa instructive — — comitative — gnoccheineen gnoccheinensa

Further reading

• “gnocchi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲɔ.ki/

Noun

gnocchi m (plural gnocchis)

1. gnocchi

Further reading

• “gnocchi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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

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

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

gnocchi

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian gnocchi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gnocchi nvir pl (indeclinable)

1. gnocchi (Italian pasta-like dumplings made of potato or semolina)

Further reading

• gnocchi in Polish dictionaries at PWN