jarðepli

Icelandic

Etymology

From jörð (“earth, ground”) +‎ epli (“apple”). Possibly from Dutch aardappel (“earth apple; potato”) or German Erdapfel (“potato”), calques of the French pomme de terre (“an apple from the earth, a potato”). Compare Faroese jørðepli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjarð.ɛhplɪ/

Noun

jarðepli n (genitive singular jarðeplis, nominative plural jarðepli)

1. (uncommon) potato

Declension

declension of jarðepli

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jarðepli	jarðeplið	jarðepli	jarðeplin
accusative	jarðepli	jarðeplið	jarðepli	jarðeplin
dative	jarðepli	jarðeplinu	jarðeplum	jarðeplunum
genitive	jarðeplis	jarðeplisins	jarðepla	jarðeplanna

Synonyms

• (potato): kartafla