Apfel

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See also: apfel and Äpfel

German

Alternative forms

  • Appel (colloquial; northern and central Germany)

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/, , , ,
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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
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

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