avene

== Italian == === Noun === avene f plural of avena == Latvian == === 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 === === Noun === avene f (5th declension) 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 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 ==== === References === == Middle English == === Noun === avene (Early Middle English) alternative form of havene == Spanish == === Verb === avene inflection of avenar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative