Pommes frites

See also: pommes frites and pommes frites'

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French pommes frites (literally “fried apples (of the earth)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˌpɔmˈfʁɪt/, /ˌpɔmˈfʁɪts/

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• Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

Pommes frites pl (plural only)

1. french fries, chips

   Synonyms: Pommes f pl; Pommfritt, Pommfritts pl

   • 1910, Rainer Maria Rilke, Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge [The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge]‎:

     Die Gasse begann von allen Seiten zu riechen. Es roch, soviel sich unterscheiden ließ, nach Jodoform, nach dem Fett von pommes frites, nach Angst.

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Usage notes

• There is also an uncommon singular form Pomme frite f.

Declension

Declension of Pommes frites [pl-only]

	plural
	def.	noun
nominative	die	Pommes frites
genitive	der	Pommes frites
dative	den	Pommes frites
accusative	die	Pommes frites

Synonyms

• Fritten f pl, singular Fritte f

Further reading

• “Pommes frites” in Duden online
• Pommes frites on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de