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 (neuter)

	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