sīks

See also siks

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *sink-, from Proto-Indo-European *senk-, *sn̥k-, from *sek- (“to drain, to dry up”) with an extra infix -n-. The original meaning was probably “thin water layer, spray, drops,” whence “small, tiny.” Cognates include Lithuanian sìnkus, dialectal sinkùs (“fine, thin (flour)”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA: [sîːks]

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Adjective

sīks (def. sīkais, comp. sīkāks, sup. vissīkākais; adv. sīki)

(objects, areas) tiny, little, small (having very small size)
sīks olis — small pebbles

sīka pora — tiny pore

sīkas skrūves — tiny screws

sīkas detaļas — small parts

sīki vilnīši — small wavelets

sīks rokraksts — small, tiny handwriting

sīki zemes gabali — small plots (lit. pieces of land)

viņš sīkiem soļiem pārtipināja otrpus ielas — with small steps he crossed to the other side of the street
(of thread-line objects) thin, delicate
sīki tīmekļi — thin, delicate web threads
(of money, coins) of small value
sīka monēta — small coin

sīka nauda, sīknauda — small change (lit. small money)

sīki izdevumi — small expenses
(of people, living beings, their parts) very small, very thin
sīks puisēns, šunelis, kukains — small boy, puppy, insect

sīki pirksti — tiny, thin fingers

sīks zars — small, thin branch

sīkas saknes — small, thin roots

sīkās dzērvenes — small cranberries (different species)
fine, thin (composed of tiny parts, almost homogeneous)
sīka migliņa — fine, thin mist

sīks lietutiņš — fine, thin rain, drizzle

sīks sniedziņš — fine, thin snow
(of bodily processes) weak, difficult to perceive, detect
sīks pulss — tiny, weak pulse

sīkas trīsas — tiny, weak trembling, spasms
(of natural phenomena) weak (having low intensity, little effect)
es klausos un jūtos kā lapa, kā dreboša apses lapa, kas trīso vissīkākā vējā — I listen and feel like a leaf, a trembling aspen leaf, trembling in the tiniest, weakest wind
(of sounds) relatively quiet, short, and high-pitched
tik sīkais troksnītis tagad šķiet pērkonam līdzīgs — such a tiny noise now sounds like thunder

viņa sīkā, drebulīgā balstiņa izskanēja tik traģiski, ka Anna neviļus iesmējās — his tiny, trembling little voice sounded so tragic that Anna laughed involuntarily
(of people, enterprises) humble, small, insignificant (who owns little; who has an unimportant work, an unimportant position in society)
sīks tirgotājs — small, insignificant merchant

sīks namīpašnieks — small landlord, house owner

sīkais preču ražotājs — small, petty commodity producer

sīks amatniecības uzņēmums — small (handi)craft business
(of activities, events) small (without significant consequencess; unimportant, insignificant, irrelevant)
sīks strīds, nedarbs — small dispute, mischief

sīks huligānisms — small, petty hooliganism

sīks zādzība — small, petty theft

sīks iegansts — small, petty pretext

sīkās intereses — small, insignificant interests

sīks melis, zaglis — petty liar, thief
(of people, their behavior) small, petty, selfish, narrow-minded
sīki egoisti — petty egoists

sīka patmīļa, skaudība — petty selfishness, envy
(of information, knowledge) detailed (including or reflecting all facts, information)
sīka instrukcija, informācija — detailed instructions, information

sīks aprēķins, pārskats — detailed calculation, overview

sīkāki pētījumi — more detailed studies

literārā darba sīka analīze — detailed analysis of a literary work

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of sīks

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)		feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	sīks	sīki	sīka	sīkas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	sīku	sīkus	sīku	sīkas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	sīka	sīku	sīkas	sīku
dative (datīvs)	sīkam	sīkiem	sīkai	sīkām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	sīku	sīkiem	sīku	sīkām
locative (lokatīvs)	sīkā	sīkos	sīkā	sīkās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—	—	—