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Stifter, David, “An apple a day …”, Indogermanische Forschungen 124 (2019): 171–218.

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Stifter (David)

Article

“An apple a day …”

Periodical

Indogermanische Forschungen: Zeitschrift für indogermanische Sprach- und Altertumskunde 124 (2019)

Volume

124

Pages

171–218

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Abstract (cited)

This article presents hitherto overlooked evidence that suggests that the Old Irish word for the ‘apple’, ubull, was originally a neuter u-stem. This is then integrated into a general picture of the words for ‘apple’ in Celtic and Indo-European. Along the way, several other problems are discussed: it is demonstrated that the normal, if not regular, genitive plural of neuter u-stems in Old Irish had the ending -Ø; the rules for the operation of MacNeill’s Law after b /β/ are refined; and the question of the regular reflex of *su̯ in Old Irish is investigated.

Subjects and topics

Headings

Proto-Celtic Celtic languages Old Irish Indo-European languages

Language

Lexical itemSingle words, morphemes or phrases.

PIE *h₂ebol- • Irish ubull • PIE *h₂ebl̥neh₂- • Irish *su̯in

Keywords

Old Irish neuter u-stem inflection MacNeill’s Law PIE l/n-heteroclitics

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