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)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sîːks]

Adjective

sīks (definite sīkais, comparative sīkāks, superlative vissīkākais, adverb sīki)

1. (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

2. (of thread-line objects) thin, delicate

   sīki tīmekļi ― thin, delicate web threads

3. (of money, coins) of small value

   sīka monēta ― small coin

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

   sīki izdevumi ― small expenses

4. (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)

5. fine, thin (composed of tiny parts, almost homogeneous)

   sīka migliņa ― fine, thin mist

   sīks lietutiņš ― fine, thin rain, drizzle

   sīks sniedziņš ― fine, thin snow

6. (of bodily processes) weak, difficult to perceive, detect

   sīks pulss ― tiny, weak pulse

   sīkas trīsas ― tiny, weak trembling, spasms

7. (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

8. (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

9. (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

10. (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

11. (of people, their behavior) small, petty, selfish, narrow-minded

    sīki egoisti ― petty egoists

    sīka patmīļa, skaudība ― petty selfishness, envy

12. (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)	—	—		—	—

Synonyms

• mazs
• neliels

Antonyms

• liels

Derived terms

• sīkums

Verb

sīks

1. third-person singular/plural future indicative of sīkt