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/

• Audio:

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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