ubhal
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- ùbhal
Etymology
From Old Irish uball, from Proto-Celtic *abalo- (“apple”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ébōl.
Derived terms
- dearc-ubhal (“oak apple”)
- fiadh-ubhal (“crab apple”)
- lionn-ubhal (“apple cider”)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “uball, ubull” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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