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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the same stem as slieka (“earthworm”) (q.v.), with dissimilation (*sliekalas > siekalas); note dialectal forms like sliekas (“saliva”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (“slimy, slippery, glide”).[1]
The synonymous word slienas comes also from the same stem, but with an extra n instead of an extra k.[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
siekalas f (4th declension)
- (usually in the plural) saliva (secretions of the glands in the mouth)
- siekalu dziedzeri ― salivary glands
- siekalu pilieni ― saliva drops
- siekalas saskrien mutē ― saliva is flowing to (one's) mouth
- izspļaut siekalas ― to spit out saliva
- siekalas tek ― saliva is flowing (= one wants something very much)
- siekalas samitrina sauso uzturu un noskalo no mutes gļotādas kaitīgās un liekās vielas ― saliva moistens the dry food and washes away harmful substances from the mouth surface
Usage notes[edit]
A nominative singular form siekala exists but is only sporadically attested.
Declension[edit]
Declension of siekalas (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīvs) | — | siekalas |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | siekalas |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | siekalu |
dative (datīvs) | — | siekalām |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | siekalām |
locative (lokatīvs) | — | siekalās |
vocative (vokatīvs) | — | siekalas |
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “662-64”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 662-64
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “siekalas”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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