aploksne

See also: aploksnē

Latvian

Aploksne

Aploksnes

Etymology

Derived from the present stem aplok- of aplocīt (“to wrap around”), itself from ap- +‎ locīt (“to fold, to bend”), +‎ -ne, with an intermediate epenthetic s. The word was coined at the end of the 19th century but only became popular in the 20th century, replacing the earlier borrowing kuverts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aplùoksne]

• Audio:

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Noun

aploksne f (5th declension)

1. envelope (paper or cardboard container for letters, documents, and similar flat objects, often to be sent by mail)

   aizlīmēt aploksni ― to seal the envelope

   atplēst aploksni ― to rip open the envelope

   aizzīmogota aploksne ― sealed envelope (with a seal)

   aploksne ar marku ― envelope with a stamp

   uzrakstīt uz aploksnes adresi ― to write the address on the envelope

   uz galda stāvēja divas aploksnes ar simt divdesmit kronām katrā ― on the table there were two envelopes, each with 120 kronas

   viņš atrada uz sava galda vēstuli... tā kā mājās pasts nāca reti, viņš ar sevišķu interesi aplūkoja zilgano aploksni ― he found a letter on his table... since the mail came only rarely home, he looked with particular interest at the blue envelope

Declension

Declension of aploksne (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	aploksne	aploksnes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	aploksni	aploksnes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	aploksnes	aplokšņu
dative (datīvs)	aploksnei	aploksnēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	aploksni	aploksnēm
locative (lokatīvs)	aploksnē	aploksnēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	aploksne	aploksnes

See also

• pasts
• pastmarka
• vēstule