Apfel

See also: apfel and Äpfel

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic *applu, from Proto-Germanic *apluz (compare Dutch appel, West Frisian apel, English apple), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapfəl/, [ˈʔapfəl], [ˈʔapfl̩], [ˈʔapɸəl], [ˈʔapɸl̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Ap‧fel

Noun

Apfel m (strong, genitive Apfels, plural Äpfel, diminutive Äpfelchen n or Äpfelein n or Äpflein n)

  1. apple (fruit)
  2. apple tree
  3. (poetic, euphemistic, plural only) breasts
  4. (rare) abbreviation of Pferdeapfel (“road apple”)

Declension

Declension of Apfel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Apfel die Äpfel
genitive eines des Apfels der Äpfel
dative einem dem Apfel den Äpfeln
accusative einen den Apfel die Äpfel

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Proper noun

Apfel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Apfels or (with an article) Apfel, feminine genitive Apfel, plural Apfels or Apfel)

  1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Apfel [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Apfel (eine) (die) Apfel (die) Apfels, Apfel
genitive (eines) (des) Apfels, Apfel1 (einer) (der) Apfel (der) Apfels, Apfel
dative (einem) (dem) Apfel (einer) (der) Apfel (den) Apfels, Apfel
accusative (einen) (den) Apfel (eine) (die) Apfel (die) Apfels, Apfel

1With an article.

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