epli
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse epli, from Proto-Germanic *apalją, *apluz (“apple, fruit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːʰplɪ/
Noun
epli n (genitive singular eplis, plural epli)
Usage notes
Note that an apple is in common usage always referred to as súrepli.
Declension
| n24 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | epli | eplið | epli(r) | eplini |
| Accusative | epli | eplið | epli(r) | eplini |
| Dative | epli | epl(i)num | eplum | eplunum |
| Genitive | eplis | eplisins | epla | eplanna |
Derived terms
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛhplɪ]
- Rhymes: -ɛhplɪ
Etymology 1
From Old Norse epli, from Proto-Germanic *apalją, *apluz (“apple, fruit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.
Declension
declension of epli
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | epli | eplið | epli | eplin |
| accusative | epli | eplið | epli | eplin |
| dative | epli | eplinu | eplum | eplunum |
| genitive | eplis | eplisins | epla | eplanna |
Etymology 2
See epill.
Noun
epli
- indefinite dative singular of epill
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *apalją, *apluz (“apple, fruit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Old English æppel, Old Frisian appel, Old Saxon appel (Dutch appel), Old High German apful (German Apfel), Crimean Gothic apel. The Indo-European root is also the source of Old Irish uball (Irish úll), Lithuanian obuolys, Proto-Slavic *ablъko (Russian я́блоко (jábloko)).
Descendants
References
- epli in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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