apinis

See also: Apinis and apīnis

Latvian

Apiņi

Alternative forms

• apīnis

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.

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 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)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	apinis	apiņi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	apini	apiņus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	apiņa	apiņu
dative (datīvs)	apinim	apiņiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	apini	apiņiem
locative (lokatīvs)	apinī	apiņos
vocative (vokatīvs)	apini	apiņi