avene

avene f

1. plural of avena

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]

avene f (5th declension)

1. 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

2. 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