Appel

See also: appel, appèl, and Äppel

English

Proper noun

Appel

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Appel reaction

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Appel is the 4,473^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7,938 individuals. Appel is most common among White (93.74%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Apple, apple, pepla

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-West Germanic *applu, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.

Compare German Apfel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapəl/

Noun

Appel m (plural Äppel, diminutive Äppelche)

1. (most dialects) apple

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Eppel
• Luxembourgish: Apel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as appele in 1146. Etymology unknown. Usually interpreted as a compound of appel (“apple”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil, pool”). An alternative interpretation reads the first component as Old Dutch *apa (“river, current”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.pəl/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ap‧pel
• Rhymes: -ɑpəl
• Homophone: appel

Proper noun

Appel n

1. A hamlet in Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

East Central German

Alternative forms

• Abbel

Etymology

From Middle High German apfel.

Noun

Appel

1. (Upper Saxon) apple

German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German and Central German form of standard Upper German Apfel (compare Middle Low German appel). Adopted from there into colloquial standard German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapl̩/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Appel m (strong, genitive Appels, plural Äppel)

1. (colloquial, regional, northern and central Germany) Alternative form of Apfel (“apple”)

   Ich hab den ganzen Tag noch nix gegessen außer 'n Appel heut morgen.

   I haven't eaten anything the whole day except an apple this morning.

Declension

Declension of Appel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Appel	die	Äppel
genitive	eines	des	Appels	der	Äppel
dative	einem	dem	Appel	den	Äppeln
accusative	einen	den	Appel	die	Äppel

Derived terms

• 'n Appel und 'n Ei
• veräppeln

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German appel, from Old Saxon appel. More at apple.

Noun

Appel m (plural Äppel or Appels)

1. apple (fruit)

Derived terms

• Appelkoken
• 'n Appel un 'n Ei

Descendants

• → German: Appel (colloquial, regional)

Limburgish

Noun

Appel m (plural Öppel or Äppel, diminutive Öppelke or Äppelke)

1. Eupen spelling of Ape̩l

Derived terms

• Appelsiin

 

Noun

Appel m (plural Äppel, diminutive Äppelke)

1. German-based spelling of Ape̩l

Derived terms

• Appelsin

 

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Rhine Franconian, from Middle High German apfel. Compare German Apfel, Dutch appel, English apple.

Noun

Appel m (plural Eppel)

1. apple

Saterland Frisian

n Appel.

Alternative forms

• Apel

Etymology

From Old Frisian appel, from Proto-West Germanic *applu. Cognates include West Frisian apel and German Apfel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapəl/
• Hyphenation: Ap‧pel
• Rhymes: -apəl

Noun

Appel m (plural Appele)

1. apple

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Appel”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN