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ābols

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Latvian

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Āboļi

Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): [ɑ̂ːbuo̯ɫs]
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Noun

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ābols m (1st declension)

  1. apple fruit
    salds, skābs, sulīgs ābolssweet, sour, juicy apple
    ābolu sula, vīns, ievārījumsapple juice, wine, jam
    ābola serde, sēklas, mizaapple core, seeds, skin
    sārts, vesels kā ābolsrosy, healthy as an apple
    žāvēti ābolidried apples

Declension

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Declension of ābols (1st 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

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References

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