vīns

vīns m

1. one

Borrowed from Middle Low German wīn, or from Old Norse vín or Middle Dutch wijn, wiin (cf. German Wein, Swedish vin, Dutch wijn, English wine), or maybe also from Old East Slavic вино (vino), Russian вино́ (vinó), itself a borrowing from Latin vīnum, which is a possible borrowing from an old Mediterranean or Black Sea language. In Latvian, this loanword is old: it is already mentioned in 16th-century writings and 17th-century dictionaries; there is also an apparently related 16th-century family name Vīndedzis.[1]

• IPA^(key): [vīːns]

vīns m (1st declension)

1. wine (alcoholic drink made from berriess or fruit juices)

   vīnogu, ķiršu vīns ― grape, cherry wine

   sarkanais vīns, sarkanvīns ― red wine

   baltais vīns, baltvīns ― white wine

   sausais, saldais vīns ― dry, sweet wine

   deserta vīns ― dessert wine

   dzirkstošais vīns ― sparkling wine

   pudele vīna ― a bottle of wine

   vīna kauss ― wine cup

   vīna glāze ― wine glass

   vīna muca ― wine barrel

   pie zivju ēdiniem ieteicami baltie galda vīni, pie gaļas - sarkanie sausie vīni, bet pie sakņu ēdieniem - pussaldie ― with fish dishes, white table wines are recommended; with meat - red dry wines, and with vegetable food - semisweet (wines)

2. vine (the plant which produces grapes, usually called vīnkoks)

   meža vīns, mežvīns ― Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia; lit. forest wine)

   bet Jancis raka nadzīgi irdeno zemi, kur auga vīna stādi ― but Jancis actively dug the soft earth, where wine plants grew

   ēkas sienas apliktas gaišiem ķieģeļiem, un šur tur pa tām aizstiepjas tumši sārti vīni ― the building walls were made with light bricks, and here and there on them dark pink wines were stretching themselves