Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/apaliją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *apliją

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl, *abel-, *h₂ébl̥ (“apple, apple-tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.pɑ.li.jɑ̃/

Noun

*apaliją n

1. (North Germanic) apple
2. (North Germanic) fruit

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *apaliją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*apaliją	*apalijō
vocative	*apaliją	*apalijō
accusative	*apaliją	*apalijō
genitive	*apalijas, *apalīs	*apalijǫ̂
dative	*apalijai	*apalijamaz
instrumental	*apalijō	*apalijamiz

Related terms

• *aplaz

Descendants

• Old Norse: epli
  • Icelandic: epli
  • Faroese: epli (“apple, potato”)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eple
  • Elfdalian: eppel
  • Old Swedish: æple
    • Swedish: äpple
  • Old Danish: æplæ
    • Danish: æble
      • Norwegian Bokmål: eple
    • Scanian: æble
  • Gutnish: äpple
  • → Greenlandic: iipili