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 я́блоко (jábloko)), Proto-Celtic *abūl (Old Irish ubull, Irish úll, Scottish Gaelic ubhal), Proto-Germanic *aplaz (English apple, German Apfel, Dutch appel, Swedish äpple).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑ̂ːbuo̯ɫs]

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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

Declension

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

• acs ābols

Related terms

• ābele