lāpstiņa
See also: lāpstiņā
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From lāpsta (“shovel”) + -iņa (“dim.”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
lāpstiņa f (4th declension)
- diminutive of lāpsta
- (tool) various blade-having tools similar to a shovel like spades, spatulas, trowels, etc.
- kūku lāpstiņa ― cake spatula
- stādāmā lāpstiņa ― garden trowel
- mūrnieka lāpstiņa ― mason's trowel
- koku mizošanai ļoti vajadzīgs darba rīks ir mizojamā lāpstiņa ― a very important tool for barking trees is the peeling blade
- a flat, blade-like machinery element (e.g., in turbines, propellers, etc.)
- sūkņa lāpstiņa ― pump impeller (lit. blade)
- turbīnas lāpstiņa ― turbine blade
- ventilatora lāpstiņa ― fan, ventilator blade
- (anatomy) shoulder blade (triangular bone behind the thorax)
- labā, kreisā lāpstiņa ― right, left shoulder blade
- lāpstiņas kauls ― shoulder blade bone, scapula
- a flat, wide, shovel-like horn structure (e.g., on an elk)
- visspēcīgāk izveidotas ragu lāpstiņas ir Sibīrijas aļņiem, toties Tālo Austrumu aļņiem lāpstiņas gandrīz nekad neveidojas ― the Siberian elks have the most strongly developed horn blades; in contrast, the Far East elks almost never develop blades
Usage notes edit
A flat, blade-like machinery element (or elk horn) can sometimes be called indifferently lāpsta or lāpstiņa. For “spatula” and “shoulder blade,” however, only lāpstiņa is appropriate.
Declension edit
Declension of lāpstiņa (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | lāpstiņa | lāpstiņas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | lāpstiņu | lāpstiņas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | lāpstiņas | lāpstiņu |
| dative (datīvs) | lāpstiņai | lāpstiņām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | lāpstiņu | lāpstiņām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | lāpstiņā | lāpstiņās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | lāpstiņa | lāpstiņas |