aprikoze

See also: aprikozē

Latvian

Aprikoze (1)

Aprikoze (2)

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Arabic الْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”), itself from Byzantine Greek βερικοκκῐ́ᾱ (berikokkíā, “apricot tree”), from Ancient Greek πραικὄκῐον (praikókion), from Late Latin (persica) praecocia (literally “over-ripe (peaches)”), (mālum) praecoquum (literally “over-ripe (apple)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [apɾikoːzɛ]

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Noun

aprikoze f (5th declension)

1. apricot (tree of the family Rosaceae, especially Prunus armeniaca, with orange fruits)

   stādīt, kultivēt aprikozes ― to plant, to cultivate apricot trees

   dārznieks nolēma radīt jaunas augļu koku un ogulāju šķirnes, bet dienvidu august - aprikozes, vīnogas, saldos ķiršus - sākt audzēt arī ziemeļos ― the gardener decided to create new fruit and berry trees, but the southern plants - apricots, grapes, sweet cherries - are now beginning to grow also in the north

2. apricot (the fruit of this tree)

   līdzās aprikozēmizmēģinājumu dārzā nogatavojas arī citi dienvidu augļi ― along with apricots also other southern fruits are being planted in the experimental garden

   citi kalcija avoti uzturā ir žāvēti augļi, sevišķi vīģes, aprikozes... ― other sources of calcium in (our) diet are dried fruits, especially figs, apricots...

   Armēnijas saimniecības ik gadus izaudzē tūkstošiem tonnu aprikožu, persiku, bumbieru un citu augļu ― Armenian farms produce every year thousands of tonnes of apricots, peaches, pears and other fruits

Declension

Declension of aprikoze (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	aprikoze	aprikozes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	aprikozi	aprikozes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	aprikozes	aprikožu
dative (datīvs)	aprikozei	aprikozēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	aprikozi	aprikozēm
locative (lokatīvs)	aprikozē	aprikozēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	aprikoze	aprikozes