avene
See also: avenè and avenē
Italian
Noun
avene f
- plural of avena
Latvian
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Avenes
Etymology
Derived from the word avs “ewe” (cf. auns) + -ene. Raspberries are compared to sheep because of their softness and the tiny projections on their surface. Another possible motivation is that sheep often eat raspberry leaves. Cognates include Lithuanian aviẽtė.[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
avene f (5th declension)
- raspberry (a plant of the family Rosaceae, genus Rubus, with sweet, aromatic, usually red berries)
- meža, dārza avene ― forest, garden (= domestic) raspberry
- smaržīgā avene ― fragant raspberry
- aveņu puduris ― raspberry cluster
- baltās avenes ― white raspberries
- avenes izplatītas visā ziemeļu puslodes mērenajā joslā, ogas sarkanas ― raspberries (are) found all over the temperate zone of the Northern hemisphere, (its) berries (are) red
- raspberry (the berries of this plant)
- iet avenēs ― to go get raspberries
- lasīt avenes ― to gather raspberries
- aveņu ievārījums ― raspberry jam
- Justīne spraucās cauri brikšņiem, lasīdama gatavās avenes ― Justīne peeped through the thicket (bush), gathering ripe raspberries
- izcirtumā atkal smaržo avenes ― in the clearing, one could again smell raspberries
Declension
Declension of avene (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | avene | avenes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | aveni | avenes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | avenes | aveņu |
| dative (datīvs) | avenei | avenēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | aveni | avenēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | avenē | avenēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | avene | avenes |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “avene”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN