tievs
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tenˀwas, from an old Proto-Indo-European u-stem noun *ténh₂us to which secondary adjectival endings were added (*tenh₂-u-os), from Proto-Indo-European *tenh₂- (“to stretch, to pull, to strain”) (whence also tīt (“to wind, to coil, to wrap”), q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian tévas (“slender, thin, delicate”), Proto-Slavic *tьnъ (Old Church Slavonic тьнъкъ (tĭnŭkŭ), Russian то́нкий (tónkij), Ukrainian то́нкий (tónkyj, “thin, delicate”), Bulgarian тъ́нък (tǎ́nǎk, “slender, thin, delicate, light”), Czech tenký (“thin, delicate”), Polish cienki (“thin, fluid”), Upper Sorbian čeńki (“thin, weak”)), Old High German thunni, dunni (“slender, thin”), German dünn, English thin, Sanskrit तनु (tanú, “slender, thin, small, weak”), Latin tenuis (“slender, thin, narrow, delicate, simple”), Ossetian тӕн (tæn, “slender, thin”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tievs (definite tievais, comparative tievāks, superlative vistievākais, adverb tievi)
- (of cylindrical objects) thin (having a relatively small cross-section)
- tievs zīmulis, vads ― thin pencil, pipe
- tieva caurule, aukla ― thin tube, string
- tievs kakls ― thin neck
- tievi zari, koki ― thin branches, trees
- tievā zarna ― small (lit. thin) intestine
- (of people and animals, their body parts) thin, slim, slender (having relatively small size and low weight)
- tieva meitene ― thin girl
- tievs viduklis ― thin waist
- tievas kājas, rokas ― thin legs, arms
- tievs ka lapsene ― thin as a wasp
- (of voices) high-pitched
- balstiņa dusmās divreiz tievāka kā parasti ― (his) little voice in anger (was) twice as thin as usual
Declension edit
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | tievs | tievi | tieva | tievas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | tievu | tievus | tievu | tievas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | tieva | tievu | tievas | tievu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | tievam | tieviem | tievai | tievām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | tievu | tieviem | tievu | tievām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | tievā | tievos | tievā | tievās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
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References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “tievs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN