Apfel

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-Germanic *aplaz (compare Dutch appel, West Frisian apel, English apple), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapfəl/, [ˈapfəl], [ˈapfl̩], [ˈapɸəl], [ˈapɸl̩]
  • (file)

Noun

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

  1. apple (fruit)

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