Ääpel

See also: aapel and ååpel

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

  • Äärpel (parts of Moselle Franconian and western Ripuarian)
  • Äädappel, Äärdappel (full form, now less common)

Etymology

Contraction of the full form above, itself from Ääd (“earth”) +‎ Appel (“apple”). Compare regional German Erdapfel (notably uncommon in Rhenish Standard German), Dutch aardappel, French pomme de terre.

The contraction probably started out from the plural Äädäppel as a kind of haplology. The contemporary plural in -e is secondary.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːpəl/

Noun

Ääpel m (plural Ääpele) (Ripuarian, especially central and northwestern dialects)

  1. potato
    Synonyms: (much of Moselle Franconian and southwestern Rip.) Gromper, Jromper, (Siegerland, Westerwald, parts of eastern Rip.) Toffel, Tuffel

Derived terms

See also

  • Erbel f (“strawberry”)
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