Eppich

German

Alternative forms

• Epfich, Ebich

Etymology

From Middle High German epfich, epfe, from Old High German epfih, epfi, from Proto-West Germanic *api (“parsley, celery”). The modern consonantism is Central and Low German; compare Middle Low German eppich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛpɪç]

Noun

Eppich m (strong, genitive Eppiches or Eppichs, plural Eppiche)

1. (archaic or regional) celery

   Synonym: Sellerie

2. (archaic or regional) parsley

   Synonym: Petersilie

3. (archaic or regional) ivy

   Synonym: Efeu

Declension

Declension of Eppich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Eppich	die	Eppiche
genitive	eines	des	Eppiches, Eppichs	der	Eppiche
dative	einem	dem	Eppich, Eppiche1	den	Eppichen
accusative	einen	den	Eppich	die	Eppiche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Eppich” in Duden online
• “Eppich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache