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Erdapfel
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Erdäpfel
German
Etymology
From de gmh ertapfel, gmh erdapfel, gmh ertöpfel, gmh erdöpfel, gmh ertaphel mandrake, cucumber, pumpkin, melon, from de goh erdapful, goh erdaphul pumpkin, squash, melon, from de gmw-pro *erþapplu, equivalent to de Erde earth Apfel apple. Cognate with nl aardappel potato, nds Eerappel, nds Eerdappel potato and fy ierappel potato. Modern sense probably a de fr pomme de terre potato 1.
Pronunciation
de /ˈeːɐ̯tˌʔa.p͡fl̩/
de De-Erdapfel.ogg
de De-Erdapfel2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,,^
de Austria Southern Germany South Tyrol dialectal _ elsewhere potato
de Kartoffel Thesaurus:Kartoffel
Declension
m,,^
Further reading
de Potatoes