Latvian

Aploksne

Aploksnes

Noun

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

Declension

See also

• pasts
• pastmarka
• vēstule

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “locīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7