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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/abalom

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *aplaz and Proto-Balto-Slavic *āˀbōl.

Noun

*abalom n

  1. apple

Declension

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *abalom *abalou *abalā
vocative *abalom *abalou *abalā
accusative *abalom *abalou *abalā
genitive *abalī *abalous *abalom
dative *abalūi *abalobom *abalobos
locative *abalei *? *?
instrumental *abalū *abalobim *abalūis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Brythonic: *aβal
    • Old Breton: abal
    • Cornish: aval
    • Middle Welsh: afal
  • Old Irish: ubull, uball
  • Gaulish: abalon, aballon

References

  1. David Stifter (2020), “Old Irish etymology through the ages”, in Language & History, volume 63, issue 1, Taylor Francis, pages 24-46
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