Pommes frites

See also: pommes frites and pommes frites'

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French pommes frites (literally “fried apples (of the earth)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˌpɔmˈfʁɪt/, /ˌpɔmˈfʁɪts/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

Pommes frites pl (plural only)

  1. french fries, chips
    Synonyms: Pommes f pl; Pommfritt, Pommfritts pl
    • 1910, Rainer Maria Rilke, Die Aufzeichnungen des Malte Laurids Brigge [The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge]‎[1]:
      Die Gasse begann von allen Seiten zu riechen. Es roch, soviel sich unterscheiden ließ, nach Jodoform, nach dem Fett von pommes frites, nach Angst.
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Usage notes

  • There is also an uncommon singular form Pomme frite f.

Declension

Declension of Pommes frites [pl-only]
plural
def. noun
nominative die Pommes frites
genitive der Pommes frites
dative den Pommes frites
accusative die Pommes frites

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