ābols
See also: Ābols
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ā́ˀbōl, genitive *ā́ˀbeles (from this paradigm, the two forms ābols (“apple”) and ābele (“apple tree”) were later differentiated), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognates include Lithuanian obuolỹs, Proto-Slavic *ablъko (Old Church Slavonic аблъко (ablŭko), Russian я́блоко (jábloko)), Proto-Celtic *abūl (Old Irish ubull, Irish úll, Scottish Gaelic ubhal), Proto-Germanic *aplaz (English apple, German Apfel, Dutch appel, Swedish äpple).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɑ̂ːbuo̯ɫs]
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Noun
ābols m (1st declension)
- apple fruit
- salds, skābs, sulīgs ābols ― sweet, sour, juicy apple
- ābolu sula, vīns, ievārījums ― apple juice, wine, jam
- ābola serde, sēklas, miza ― apple core, seeds, skin
- sārts, vesels kā ābols ― rosy, healthy as an apple
- žāvēti āboli ― dried apples
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ābols | āboli |
| genitive | ābola | ābolu |
| dative | ābolam | āboliem |
| accusative | ābolu | ābolus |
| instrumental | ābolu | āboliem |
| locative | ābolā | ābolos |
| vocative | ābols | āboli |
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ābele”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN