ubull

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.vul͈/

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.

Related terms

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

Descendants

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

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
ubull	unchanged	n-ubull
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “uball, ubull”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language