ābols

See also: Ābols

Latvian

Āboļi

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *āˀbōl, genitive *āˀbeles (from this paradigm, the two forms ābols (“apple”) and ābele (“apple tree”) were later differentiated), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébl̥, *h₂ebōl, a word which some consider a borrowing from some pre-Indo-European language. Cognates include Lithuanian obuolỹs, Proto-Slavic *ablъko (Old Church Slavonic аблъко (ablŭko), Russian яблоко (jábloko)), Proto-Celtic *abalom (Old Irish uball, Irish úll, Scottish Gaelic ubhal), Proto-Germanic *aplaz (English apple, German Apfel, Dutch appel, Swedish äpple).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [âːbuols]
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Noun

ābols m (1st declension)

  1. 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

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References

  1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “ābele”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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