stikls

Gothic

Romanization

stikls

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃

Latvian

Stikls

Etymology

Borrowed from Old East Slavic стькло (stĭklo) (compare Russian стекло́ (stekló)), itself a borrowing from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 (stikls, “beaker, chalice, goblet”).

Noun

stikls m (1st declension)

1. (only singular) glass (solid, transparent substance made by melting sand)

   caurspīdīgs, krāsains stikls ― transparent, colored glass

   ugunsdrošs stikls ― fire-resistant glass

   rūdītais stikls ― tempered glass

   stikla rūpniecība ― glass industry

   stikla pūtējs ― glassblower

   stikla šķiedra ― glass fiber

   stikla durvis ― glass door

   stikla trauki ― glassware

2. glass (an object made of this material, or something similar)

   briļļu stikli ― spectacle glasses, lenses

   palielināmais stikls ― magnifying glass

   ielikt logam stiklu ― to put glass/panes on the window

Declension

Declension of stikls (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	stikls	stikli
accusative (akuzatīvs)	stiklu	stiklus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	stikla	stiklu
dative (datīvs)	stiklam	stikliem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	stiklu	stikliem
locative (lokatīvs)	stiklā	stiklos
vocative (vokatīvs)	stikl	stikli

Synonyms

• (dated in the sense "material") glāze