apinis
Latvian
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
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Noun
apinis m (2nd declension)
- (chiefly plural) hops (plant, esp. Humulus lupulus, with cones used in the beer industry and in medicine; the cones of this plant)
- meža, dārza apiņi ― forest, garden hops
- apiņu stīgas ― hop strings
- šķīt apiņus ― to pluck hops
- pielikt alum apiņus ― to add hops to the beer
- apiņi alus darīšanai ― hops for brewing beer
- Ļoti labi dzīvžogam vai ēkas fasādes apzaļošanai var izmantot parastos apiņus ― it is quite possible to use common hops to make hedges or building façades
Declension
Declension of apinis (2nd declension)
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “apinis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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