Apple
English
Etymology
From apple. As a surname, also an Americanized form of Appel or Apfel.[1]
Pronunciation
- enPR: ă'pəl, IPA(key): /ˈæ.pəl/
- Rhymes: -æpəl
- Homophone: apple
- Hyphenation: Ap‧ple
Proper noun
Apple (countable and uncountable, plural Apples)
- (with the) Nickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States; more commonly in the form the Big Apple.
- (rare, countable) A female given name from English.
- (countable) A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Apple is the 5,050th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6,948 individuals. Apple is most common among White (89.45%) individuals.
Noun
Apple (plural Apples)
- A computer produced by the company Apple Inc.
- 1984, Douglas Adams, chapter 17, in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), page 93:
- Arthur bought the Apple anyway. Over a few days he also acquired some astronomical software, plotted the movements of stars, drew rough little diagrams of how he seemed to remember the stars to have been […]
See also
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Apple”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Apple
- a female given name
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Apple.
Chinese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ep1 pou2
- Cantonese Pinyin: ep7 pou2
- Guangdong Romanization: éb1 pou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɛːp̚⁵ pʰou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
Apple (Hong Kong Cantonese)
Noun
Apple (Hong Kong Cantonese)
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Apple.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛp.pol/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɛppol
Proper noun
Apple ?
- Apple (name of the company Apple Inc.)
References
- ^ Apple in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Apple.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛpl/
- Rhymes: -ɛpl
- Syllabification: Apple
Proper noun
Apple m inan
- Apple (company Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, that produces computers and other digital devices, and sells and produces multimedia content)
Declension
Declension of Apple
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Apple |
| genitive | Apple'a |
| dative | Apple'owi |
| accusative | Apple |
| instrumental | Apple'em |
| locative | Apple'u |
| vocative | Apple |
Further reading
- Apple in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Apple Inc. in PWN's encyclopedia
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Apple.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.pow/ [ˈɛ.poʊ̯], (usually proscribed, but common) /ˈej.pow/ [ˈeɪ̯.poʊ̯]
Proper noun
Apple f
- Apple (name of the company Apple Inc.)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Apple.
Proper noun
Apple
- Apple (name of the company Apple Inc.)