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Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *abūl (“apple”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ubull n
- apple
Inflection
| Neuter o-stem
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Singular
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Dual
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Plural
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| Nominative
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ubullN
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ubullN
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ubullL, ubla
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| Vocative
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ubullN
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ubullN
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ubullL, ubla
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| Accusative
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ubullN
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ubullN
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ubullL, ubla
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| Genitive
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ubuillL
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ubull
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ubullN
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| Dative
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ubullL
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ublaib
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ublaib
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Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
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According to Stifter, this word was originally a u-stem, as evidenced by the archaic genitive singular in the place name Áth Aublo.[1]
Descendants
Mutation
Mutation of ubull
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lenition |
nasalization
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ubull
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
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unchanged
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n-ubull
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ↑ 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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