Paradiesapfel

See also: Paradiesäpfel

German

Etymology

From Paradies (“paradise”) +‎ Apfel (“apple”), referring to the fruit of the forbidden tree. Similar forms for “tomato”, perhaps borrowed from German, exist in several eastern European languages.

Noun

Paradiesapfel m (strong, genitive Paradiesapfels, plural Paradiesäpfel)

  1. candy apple, toffee apple
  2. (archaic) tomato
    Synonyms: Tomate, Paradeiser (Austria)

Declension

Declension of Paradiesapfel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Paradiesapfel die Paradiesäpfel
genitive eines des Paradiesapfels der Paradiesäpfel
dative einem dem Paradiesapfel den Paradiesäpfeln
accusative einen den Paradiesapfel die Paradiesäpfel

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