súrepli

Faroese

súrepli

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʉurˌɛplɪ]

Noun

súrepli n (genitive singular súreplis, plural súrepli or súreplir)

  1. apple (fruit of Malus domestica)

Declension

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

Derived terms

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