# Appel
## English
### Proper noun

Appel
* A surname.

#### Derived terms

* Appel reaction

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Appel is the 4,473rd 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: /ˈapəl/

### Noun

Appel m (plural Äppel, diminutive Äppelche)
* (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: /ˈɑ.pəl/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ap‧pel
* Rhymes: -ɑpəl
* Homophone: appel

### Proper noun

Appel n
* 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
* (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: /ˈapl̩/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Appel m (strong, genitive Appels, plural Äppel)
* (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.

#### 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)
* 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)
* Eupen spelling of Ape̩l

#### Derived terms

* Appelsiin

### Noun

Appel m (plural Äppel, diminutive Äppelke)
* 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)
* apple

## Saterland Frisian
### Alternative forms

* Apel

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈapəl/
* Hyphenation: Ap‧pel
* Rhymes: -apəl

### Noun

Appel m (plural Appele)
* apple

### References

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