apinis

• apīnis

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. [1]

• IPA^(key): [apinis]

• IPA^(key): [apīːnis]

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