Paradiesapfel
See also: Paradiesäpfel
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Paradies (“paradise”) + Apfel (“apple”), referring to the fruit of the forbidden tree. Similar forms for “tomato”, perhaps borrowed from German, exist in several eastern European languages.
Noun
[edit]Paradiesapfel m (strong, genitive Paradiesapfels, plural Paradiesäpfel)
- candy apple, toffee apple
- (archaic) tomato
- Synonyms: Tomate, Paradeiser (Austria)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Paradiesapfel [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Paradiesapfel | die | Paradiesäpfel |
| genitive | eines | des | Paradiesapfels | der | Paradiesäpfel |
| dative | einem | dem | Paradiesapfel | den | Paradiesäpfeln |
| accusative | einen | den | Paradiesapfel | die | Paradiesäpfel |
Further reading
[edit]- “Paradiesapfel” in Duden online
- “Paradiesapfel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache