ābols

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Latvian

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 ābols on Latvian Wikipedia
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 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

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Declension of ābols (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) ābols āboli
accusative (akuzatīvs) ābolu ābolus
genitive (ģenitīvs) ābola ābolu
dative (datīvs) ābolam āboliem
instrumental (instrumentālis) ābolu āboliem
locative (lokatīvs) ābolā ābolos
vocative (vokatīvs) 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
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