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aukla

aukla

See also: auklā

Latvian

Aukla
Kurpju auklas
Makšķeres aukla

Noun

aukla f (4th declension)

  1. string, cord, line, lace (long, usually thin, braiding of vegetable or plastic filaments, used for tying or binding)
    tieva, resna aukla‎ ― thin, thick string, cord
    linu aukla‎ ― flax string
    papīra aukla‎ ― paper string
    kaprona aukla‎ ― nylon string, cord
    kaņepāju aukla‎ ― hemp rope
    pātagas aukla‎ ― whip rope
    kurpju auklas‎ ― shoelaces
    makšķeres aukla‎ ― fishing line
    pārsiet saini ar auklu‎ ― to tie a bundle with a string, rope
    vīt auklu‎ ― to make (lit. twist, wreathe) a string
    sasiet kurpju auklas‎ ― to tie the shoelaces
    es turu ciet maisu un tveru pēc auklas, ar ko aizsiet‎ ― I keep the bag closed and reach for the strings to close it

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References

  1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “aukla”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Etymology

From the same source as the verb aut “to put on (shoes):” Proto-Baltic *autlā- (with tl > kl), from Proto-Indo-European *ow- “to tie, to bind” with an extra nominalizing suffix *-tlo, used to derive names of tools or weapons relating to the action described by the original stem (i.e., the original meaning of aukla was probably “thing for binding, tying (with)”). Cognates include Lithuanian aũklas “(primitive) shoe laces,” “(primitive) shoes,” aũklė “(primitive) shoe laces,” “rope,” “sock without soles,” Old Prussian auclo ([auklo]) “bridle without bit.”[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [àwkla]

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