stops
See also: Stops
English
editPronunciation
editNoun
editstops
Verb
editstops
- third-person singular simple present indicative of stop
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editLatvian
editEtymology 1
editFrom the same stem as the verb stiept (“to stretch, to pull”) (q.v.); the original meaning was probably “(something) stretched,” “(something) made tight by stretching.”[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editstops m (1st declension)
- crossbow (an old mechanical weapon based on the bow and arrows, used to shoot bolts)
- stopu gatavošana prasīja daudz darba un pacietības ― the making of a crossbow demanded much work and patience
- Griģis veikli rīkojās ar stopu, un viņa bultas droši skrēja mērķim pretī ― Griģis quickly acted with (his) crossbow, and his arrows surely flew toward the goal
Declension
editDeclension of stops (1st declension)
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editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from Middle Low German stōp (“measure of volume”), first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editstops m (1st declension)
- old unit for measuring volume, equivalent to approximately 1.3 cubic decimeters
- trumuli mēs nopirkām no Jaņķeļa par 15 kapeikām; viņā ieiet divi stopi ūdens ― we bought a drum from Jaņķeļš for 15 kopeks; it can hold 2 stopi (= 2.6 cubic decimeters) of water
- a pot or bowl with this volume
- virtuvē nomazgājos, ar misiņa stopu liedams ūdeni saujā ― I washed in the kitchen, pouring water with the brass stops into my cupped hand
Declension
editDeclension of stops (1st declension)
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “stops”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Swedish
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