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Apfel

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See also: apfel and Äpfel

German

Alternative forms

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/, [ˈʔapfəl], [ˈʔapfl̩], [ˈʔapɸəl], [ˈʔapɸl̩]
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  • Hyphenation: Ap‧fel

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)

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Proper noun

 Apfel on German Wikipedia

Apfel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Apfels or (with an article) Apfel, feminine genitive Apfel, plural Apfels or Apfel)

  1. a surname

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