avene

See also: avenè and avenē

Italian

Noun

avene f

1. plural of avena

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 Rubus, 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)

	singular	plural
nominative	avene	avenes
genitive	avenes	aveņu
dative	avenei	avenēm
accusative	aveni	avenes
instrumental	aveni	avenēm
locative	avenē	avenēs
vocative	avene	avenes

Middle English

Noun

avene

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of havene

Spanish

Verb

avene

1. inflection of avenar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative