ubull

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Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *abūl (“apple”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.

Pronunciation

Noun

ubull n

  1. apple

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative ubullN ubullN ubullL, ubla
vocative ubullN ubullN ubullL, ubla
accusative ubullN ubullN ubullL, ubla
genitive ubuillL ubull ubullN
dative ubullL ublaib ublaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

According to Stifter, this word was originally a u-stem, as evidenced by the archaic genitive singular in the place name Áth Aublo.

  • aball (“apple tree”)
  • obull (“juggling ball”)

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: uball
    • Irish: úll
    • Manx: ooyl
    • Scottish Gaelic: ubhal

Mutation

Mutation of ubull
radical lenition nasalization
ubull
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-ubull

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stifter, David (2019 September 18) “An apple a day ...”, in Indogermanische Forschungen, volume 124, number 1, pages 172-218

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