eorþæppel

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *erþapplu. Equivalent to eorþe (“dirt, ground”) +‎ æppel (“apple”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe͜orθˌæp.pel/, [ˈe͜orˠðˌæp.pel]

Noun

eorþæppel m (nominative plural eorþæppla)

  1. cucumber

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative eorþæppel eorþæpplas
accusative eorþæppel eorþæpplas
genitive eorþæpples eorþæppla
dative eorþæpple eorþæpplum

Descendants

  • Middle English: *erth-appel
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