Erdapfel

See also: Erdäpfel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ertapfel, erdapfel, ertöpfel, erdöpfel, ertaphel (“mandrake, cucumber, pumpkin, melon”), from Old High German erdapful, erdaphul (“pumpkin, squash, melon”), from Proto-West Germanic *erþapplu, equivalent to Erde (“earth”) +‎ Apfel (“apple”). Cognate with Dutch aardappel (“potato”) and West Frisian ierappel (“potato”). Modern sense probably a calque of French pomme de terre (“potato”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeːɐ̯tˌʔa.p͡fl̩/
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Noun

Erdapfel m (strong, genitive Erdapfels, plural Erdäpfel)

  1. (Switzerland, Austria, Southern Germany, dialectal elsewhere) potato
    Synonyms: Kartoffel; see also Thesaurus:Kartoffel

Declension
Declension of Erdapfel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Erdapfel die Erdäpfel
genitive eines des Erdapfels der Erdäpfel
dative einem dem Erdapfel den Erdäpfeln
accusative einen den Erdapfel die Erdäpfel

Further reading
  • “Erdapfel” in Duden online
  • “Erdapfel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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