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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