Erdbirne

German

Etymology

From Erde (“earth”) +‎ Birne (“pear”). Perhaps an alteration of Erdapfel (literally “earth-apple”), as Erdbirne originally referred specifically to potatoes with an oblong shape, closer to that of a pear than an apple.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Erdbirne f (genitive Erdbirne, plural Erdbirnen)

  1. (rare) a potato
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Kartoffel

Declension

Declension of Erdbirne [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Erdbirne die Erdbirnen
genitive einer der Erdbirne der Erdbirnen
dative einer der Erdbirne den Erdbirnen
accusative eine die Erdbirne die Erdbirnen

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