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stulms

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Noun

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stulms

  1. plural of stulm

Latvian

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Stulmu zābaki

Etymology

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From Proto-Baltic *stulm-, from Proto-Indo-European *stl̥m, from the zero grade form of *stel- (“to put in standing position; to stand; standing, immobile, stiff”) with an extra element -m. Cognates include Swedish stolm (“stubble”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stulms m (1st declension)

  1. top of a boot, the part that covers the shin up to the knees; boot leg
    stulmu zābaki ― boots that have (boot)legs
    sabāzt bikšu galus stulmos ― stuff the ends of one's pants into one's boot legs

Declension

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Declension of stulms (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative stulms stulmi
genitive stulma stulmu
dative stulmam stulmiem
accusative stulmu stulmus
instrumental stulmu stulmiem
locative stulmā stulmos
vocative stulm stulmi

See also

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References

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