jarðepli

Icelandic

Etymology

From jörð (“earth, ground”) +‎ epli (“apple”). Possibly from Dutch aardappel (“earth apple; potato”) or German Erdapfel (“potato”), calques of the French pomme de terre (“an apple from the earth, a potato”). Compare Faroese jørðepli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjarð.ɛhplɪ/

Noun

jarðepli n (genitive singular jarðeplis, nominative plural jarðepli)

  1. (uncommon) potato

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