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Apfel.

apple (fruit)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈapfəl/[ˈʔapfəl][ˈʔapfl̩][ˈʔapɸəl]

  1. apple (fruit)

    masculine · strong

  2. apple tree

    masculine · strong

  3. breasts

    euphemistic · masculine · plural · plural-only · poetic · strong

  4. abbreviation of Pferdeapfel (“road apple”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · masculine · rare · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl Proto-Germanic *aplaz Proto-West Germanic *applu Old High German apful Middle High German apfel German Apfel 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.

name/ˈapfəl/[ˈʔapfəl][ˈʔapfl̩][ˈʔapɸəl]

  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl Proto-Germanic *aplaz Proto-West Germanic *applu Old High German apful Middle High German apfel German Apfel 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.

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