aploksne
See also: aploksnē
Latvian
Aploksne
Aploksnes
Etymology
Derived from the present stem aplok- of aplocīt (“to wrap around”), itself from ap- + locīt (“to fold, to bend”), + -ne, with an intermediate epenthetic s. The word was coined at the end of the 19th century but only became popular in the 20th century, replacing the earlier borrowing kuverts.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aplùoksne]
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Noun
aploksne f (5th declension)
- envelope (paper or cardboard container for letters, documents, and similar flat objects, often to be sent by mail)
- aizlīmēt aploksni ― to seal the envelope
- atplēst aploksni ― to rip open the envelope
- aizzīmogota aploksne ― sealed envelope (with a seal)
- aploksne ar marku ― envelope with a stamp
- uzrakstīt uz aploksnes adresi ― to write the address on the envelope
- uz galda stāvēja divas aploksnes ar simt divdesmit kronām katrā ― on the table there were two envelopes, each with 120 kronas
- viņš atrada uz sava galda vēstuli... tā kā mājās pasts nāca reti, viņš ar sevišķu interesi aplūkoja zilgano aploksni ― he found a letter on his table... since the mail came only rarely home, he looked with particular interest at the blue envelope
Declension
Declension of aploksne (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | aploksne | aploksnes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | aploksni | aploksnes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | aploksnes | aplokšņu |
| dative (datīvs) | aploksnei | aploksnēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | aploksni | aploksnēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | aploksnē | aploksnēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | aploksne | aploksnes |
See also
- pasts
- pastmarka
- vēstule
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “locīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN