Old English · noun
eorþæppel
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈe͜orθˌæp.pel/[ˈe͜orˠðˌæp.pel]
- Syllables
- ˈe͜orθ · ˌæp · pel (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- cucumberearthapple
Meaning
-
Cucumber.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eorþæppel | eorþæpplas |
| Accusative | eorþæppel | eorþæpplas |
| Genitive | eorþæpples | eorþæppla |
| Dative | eorþæpple | eorþæpplum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *erþapplu. By surface analysis, eorþe (“dirt, ground”) + æppel (“apple”).
Descendants
earthapple
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