aardappel

Dutch

Etymology

From aarde (“soil, earth, ground”) +‎ appel (“apple”). Compare rare English earthapple; French pomme de terre, Luxembourgish Gromper (originally "ground pear"), German regionally both Erdapfel ("earth apple") and Grundbirne ("ground pear")

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaːr.dɑ.pəl/
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Hyphenation: aard‧ap‧pel

Noun

aardappel m (plural aardappelen or aardappels, diminutive aardappeltje n)

potato

Usage notes

Although the more common plural of appel is appels, not appelen, the more common plural of aardappel is aardappelen (at least in written style).

Derived terms

aardappeleter
aardappeloogst
aardappelpuree

Related terms

aardpeer

Descendants

Afrikaans: aartappel
→ English: earthapple (possibly)
→ Icelandic: jarðepli
→ Sinhalese: අර්‍තාපල් (ar‍tāpal)

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