apinis

See also: Apinis and apīnis

Latvian

Apiņi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the same source as the verb vīt (to wind, to wreathe) (q.v.), with an extra prefix ap- and suffix -ni̯o, leading to *apvīnis > apīnis, apinis (the disappearance of v after p is sporadically attested elsewhere; cf. apaļš < *apval-); the original meaning was probably “woven one.” The variant with a short i probably resulted from the influence of words containing the suffix -enis, -inis (e.g., putenis, dialectal putinis). Cognates include Lithuanian apynỹs, dialectal apvynỹs. [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [apinis]
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  • IPA(key): [apīːnis]

Noun

apinis m (2nd declension)

  1. (chiefly plural) hops (plant, esp. Humulus lupulus, with cones used in the beer industry and in medicine; the cones of this plant)
    meža, dārza apiņiforest, garden hops
    apiņu stīgashop strings
    šķīt apiņusto pluck hops
    pielikt alum apiņusto add hops to the beer
    apiņi alus darīšanaihops for brewing beer
    Ļoti labi dzīvžogam vai ēkas fasādes apzaļošanai var izmantot parastos apiņusit is quite possible to use common hops to make hedges or building façades

Declension

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), apinis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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