Eppel
See also: eppel
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Central Franconian Appel, from Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic *applu, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.[1]
Cognate with German Apfel and Luxembourgish Apel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈepəl/
- Rhymes: -epəl
- Syllabification: Ep‧pel
Noun
Eppel f (plural Epple, diminutive Eppelche)
- apple
- Die Epple sin schun faul.
- The apples are already rotten.
Derived terms
nouns
- Aademseppel
- Eppelbaam
- Eppelessich
- Eppelseire
- Granaateppel
References
- ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Eppel”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 44, column 1
Pennsylvania German
Noun
Eppel
- plural of Appel