Contents
- 1 French
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Pronunciation
- 1.3 Noun
- 1.3.1 Derived terms
- 1.3.2 Descendants
- 1.4 Further reading
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “apple of [the] earth”. The word pomme used to mean "fruit" in Old French. The French construction originated, as calques, Dutch aardappel, Icelandic jarðepli, Persian سیبزمینی (sib-zamini), Modern Hebrew תפוח אדמה (tapúakh adamá), the rare English earthapple, German Erdapfel, etc.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pomme de terref (plural pommes de terre)
Derived terms[edit]
- pomme de terre rissolée (“home fries”)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pomme de terre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
