jarðepli

Icelandic

Etymology

From jörð (“earth, ground”) +‎ epli (“apple”). Possibly from Dutch aardappel (“earth apple; potato”) or German Erdapfel (“potato”), calques of the French pomme de terre (“an apple from the earth, a potato”). Compare Faroese jørðepli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjarð.ɛhplɪ/

Noun

jarðepli n (genitive singular jarðeplis, nominative plural jarðepli)

  1. (uncommon) potato
    Synonym: kartafla

Declension

Declension of jarðepli (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jarðepli jarðeplið jarðepli jarðeplin
accusative jarðepli jarðeplið jarðepli jarðeplin
dative jarðepli jarðeplinu jarðeplum jarðeplunum
genitive jarðeplis jarðeplisins jarðepla jarðeplanna
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