kakls
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Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kaklas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷokʷlo-s (a variant of *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”)), a reduplicated form of *kʷel- (“to turn; to move”) (whence also celis (“knee”), q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian kãklas, Proto-Germanic *halsaz (Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals), German Hals).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]kakls m (1st declension)
- (anatomy) neck
- tievs, garš, īss kakls ― slender, long, short neck
- zoss kakls ― goose neck
- kakla skriemeļi ― cervical (= neck) vertebrae
- izstiept kaklu ― to stretch one's neck
- aptīt šalli ap kaklu ― to wrap a scarf around one's neck
- (syn. rīkle) throat
- iekaisis kakls ― a sore throat
- skalot kaklu ― to gargle one's throat
- kumoss iespiedies kaklā ― the morsel expanded in the throat
- kliegt, brēkt pilnā kaklā ― to scream in full throat (= very loud)
- tapered, constricted part of an object or organ
- pudeles kakls ― bottle neck
- vāze ar garu kaklu ― a vase with a long neck
- dzemdes kakls ― uterus neck (i.e., the cervix)
Declension
[edit]Declension of kakls (1st declension)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “kakls”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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