obelis

Lithuanian

Etymology 1

Feminine i-stem related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *ā́ˀbōl (“apple”), similar to the masculine obuolỹs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oːbʲɛˈlʲɪs]
• Rhymes: -ɪs
• Syllabification: o‧be‧li̇̀s

Noun

obeli̇̀s f (plural óbelys) stress pattern 3^a

1. apple tree

Declension

Declension of obeli̇̀s

	singular	plural
nominative	obeli̇̀s	óbelys
genitive	obel̃s obeliẽs	obelų̃ obelių̃
dative	óbeliai	obeli̇̀ms
accusative	óbelį	óbelis
instrumental	obelimi̇̀	obelimi̇̀s
locative	obelyjè	obelysè
vocative	obeliẽ	óbelys

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [¹ˈoːbʲɛlʲɪs]
• Rhymes: -oːbʲɛlʲɪs
• Syllabification: ó‧be‧lis

Noun

óbelis

1. accusative plural of obeli̇̀s

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1-2

Related terms

• obuolỹs