Erdapfel

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ertapfel, erdapfel, ertöpfel, erdöpfel, ertaphel (“mandrake, cucumber, pumpkin, melon”), from Old High German erdapful, erdaphul (“pumpkin, squash, melon”), from Proto-West Germanic *erþapplu, equivalent to Erde (“earth”) +‎ Apfel (“apple”). Cognate with Dutch aardappel (“potato”), Low German Eerappel, Eerdappel (“potato”) and West Frisian ierappel (“potato”). Modern sense probably a calque of French pomme de terre (“potato”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːɐ̯tˌʔa.p͡fl̩/ === Noun === Erdapfel m (strong, genitive Erdapfels, plural Erdäpfel) (Austria, Southern Germany, South Tyrol, dialectal elsewhere) potato Synonyms: Kartoffel; see also Thesaurus:Kartoffel ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Erdapfel” in Duden online “Erdapfel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Erdapfel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Erdapfel” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.