avene

See also: avenè and avenē

Italian

Noun

avene f

1. plural of avena

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Latvian

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.

Pronunciation

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Noun

avene f (5th declension)

1. raspberry (a plant of the family Rosaceae, genus Robus, 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

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