stieple

See also: stieplē

Latvian

Vara stieples

Etymology

Probably from the same stem as the verb stiept (“to pull, to stretch”).

Noun

stieple f (5th declension)

1. (metal) wire, cable

   tieva, resna stieple ― thin, thick wire

   telefona stieple ― telephone wire, cable

   vara, tērauda, alumīnija stieple ― copper, steel, aluminum wire

   stiepļu žogs, pinums ― wire fence, net

   ar mīkstu stiepli viņi nostiprina cauruļu izolāciju ― with a soft wire they fixed the pipe insulation

Declension

Declension of stieple (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	stieple	stieples
accusative (akuzatīvs)	stiepli	stieples
genitive (ģenitīvs)	stieples	stiepļu
dative (datīvs)	stieplei	stieplēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	stiepli	stieplēm
locative (lokatīvs)	stieplē	stieplēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	stieple	stieples

Derived terms

• dzeloņstieple, dzeloņu stieple