kaplis
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From the same stem as the verb kapāt (“to chop”) (q.v.): Proto-Baltic *kap- + -lis, from the o grade *kop- of Proto-Indo-European *kep-, *skep- “to cut, to slice (with an instrument).”[1]
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
kaplis m (2nd declension)
- hoe (a gardening tool consisting of a handle and a sharp piece of metal, used for softening the soil or destroying weeds)
- garkāta kaplis ― long-handled hoe
- īskāta kaplis ― short-handled hoe (= spud)
- divpusējais kaplis ― two-sided hoe (= mattock, pickax)
- ar kapli iespējams vislabāk iznīcināt nezāles ― with a hoe it is possible to destroy weeds best of all
Declension edit
Declension of kaplis (2nd declension)
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “kapāt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN