aploksne

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.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [aplùoksne]

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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

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