Contionary:obolia

Pomorian

Alternative forms

ābūļņa - in Eastern dialects

obūlia - in North-Western dialects

Etymology

From Old Pomorian ābāljā/ābūljā, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *āˀbōls (forms for apple and apple tree were differentiated in later stages of the proto-language); compare to Proto-Slavic *abolnь (earlier ābalnis), Old Prussian wābalni, Latvian ābele, Lithuanian obelis. From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébl̥, *h₂ebōl, a word which some consider a borrowing from some pre-Indo-European language. The o/ū alterations between dialects are due to change in the declension pattern (and an analogical leveling as a result).

Pronunciation

/ˈoː.boː.ʎɑ/ File:Obolia.ogv

Noun

óbolia f (1st declension)

1. apple tree

   uokta zelia obolia - high green apple tree

   sodyti obolė - to plant apple trees

   viedė obolio - apple tree species

Declension

Declension of -ia (1st declension-f, A)
Case	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	óbolia	óboli	óbolio
Genitive	óbolio	óboliu	óbolių
Dative	óbolei	óbolioma	óboliom(e)
Accusative	óbolią	óboli	óbole
Instrumental	óboliają	óbolioma	óboliomy
Locative	óbolė	óboliu	óboliosu
Vocative	óbolia	óboli	óbolio

Related terms

oblå - apple