stulms
English edit
Noun edit
stulms
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Baltic *stulm-, from Proto-Indo-European *stl̥m, from the zero grade form of *stel- (“to put in standing position; to stand; standing, immobile, stiff”) with an extra element -m. Cognates include Swedish stolm (“stubble”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stulms m (1st declension)
- top of a boot, the part that covers the shin up to the knees; boot leg
- stulmu zābaki ― boots that have (boot)legs
- sabāzt bikšu galus stulmos ― stuff the ends of one's pants into one's boot legs
Declension edit
Declension of stulms (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | stulms | stulmi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | stulmu | stulmus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | stulma | stulmu |
| dative (datīvs) | stulmam | stulmiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | stulmu | stulmiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | stulmā | stulmos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | stulm | stulmi |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “stulms”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN