Latvian

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Etymology

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From the same stem as the verb siet (to tie, to bind), with vowel change (ie > ai; cf. saite) and an extra suffix tl: *saitl- > saiklis. The original meaning was that of “tie,” “rope” (now saite), still attested dialectally; later on it took its current grammatical meaning, replacing earlier proposed forms like jūgu-vardiņi, biedrotājs and saišķis.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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saiklis m (2nd declension)

  1. (grammar) conjunction (a word used to join words or phrases into sentences)
    vienojuma, vienojamais saikliscoordinating conjunction
    pretstatījuma, pretstata saiklisadversative conjunction
    paskaidrojuma saiklisexplicative conjunction
    pieļāvuma saiklisconcessive conjunction

Declension

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Declension of saiklis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative saiklis saikļi
genitive saikļa saikļu
dative saiklim saikļiem
accusative saikli saikļus
instrumental saikli saikļiem
locative saiklī saikļos
vocative saikli saikļi

Synonyms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “saiklis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN