Aprikue̩s
Limburgish edit
Alternative forms edit
- aprikoeës (Veldeke spelling)
- Apprikuës (Eupen, spelling)
- Abrikue̩s, Abrikoos, Aprikoos (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
- Ape̩lkue̩s, Ape̩lkou (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, folk etymologies)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French abricots, plural of abricot, from Spanish albaricoque, from Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq), from Classical Syriac ܒܰܪܩܽܘܩܳܐ (barqūqā), from Ancient Greek πραικόκιον (praikókion), from Latin praecox (“overripe”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Aprikue̩s f (plural Aprikue̩ṣe̩, diminutive Apriküe̩ske̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)