súrepli
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From súrur (“sour”) + epli, a word that originally meant apple (and still retains that sense in biblical and poetical context), but which has now become the common term for potato (otherwise termed jørðepli), hence the need to differentiate the meaning of “apple”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
súrepli n (genitive singular súreplis, plural súrepli or súreplir)
- apple (fruit of Malus domestica)
Declension edit
| n24 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | súrepli | súreplið | súrepli(r) | súreplini |
| Accusative | súrepli | súreplið | súrepli(r) | súreplini |
| Dative | súrepli | súrepl(i)num | súreplum | súreplunum |
| Genitive | súreplis | súreplisins | súrepla | súreplanna |