Latvian

Kāsis

Noun

kāsis m (2nd declension)

1. hook (object with a curved, sharp tip used for suspending or hanging)

   dzelzs, tērauda kāsis‎ ― iron, steel hook

   uzkabināt uz kāša‎ ― to hang (something) on a hook

   pakārt katlu kāsi virs uguns‎ ― to hang the pothook over the fire

   nocelt podu no kāša‎ ― to lift, remove a pot from the hook

2. stick, bar with a hook or crooked tip

   izvilkt ar kāsi ūdens spaini no akas — to pull a bucket of water from the well with a hook

3. (something having) the form or shape of a hook

   dzērves, zosis un pīles lido kāsī vai rindā‎ ― cranes, geese and ducks fly in a hook or in a row

   saliekt stiepli kāsī‎ ― to bend the wire into a hook

Declension

Synonyms

• āķis
• (stick, bar): ķeksis

Derived terms

• kāškrusts, kāšu krusts

References

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