Gothic

Romanization

stikls

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃

Latvian

Stikls

Etymology

A borrowing from Old East Slavic стькло ‎(stĭklo) (compare Russian стекло́ ‎(stekló)), itself a borrowing from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 ‎(stikls, “beaker, chalice, goblet”).^[1]

Noun

stikls m (1st declension)

1. (only singular) glass (solid, transparent substance made by melting sand)

   caurspīdīgs, krāsains stikls‎ ― transparent, colored glass

   ugunsdrošs stikls‎ ― fire-resistant glass

   rūdītais stikls‎ ― tempered glass

   stikla rūpniecība‎ ― glass industry

   stikla pūtējs‎ ― glassblower

   stikla šķiedra‎ ― glass fiber

   stikla durvis‎ ― glass door

   stikla trauki‎ ― glassware

2. glass (an object made of this material, or something similar)

   briļļu stikli‎ ― spectacle glasses, lenses

   palielināmais stikls‎ ― magnifying glass

   ielikt logam stiklu‎ ― to put glass/panes on the window

Declension

Synonyms

• (dated in the sense "material") glāze

References

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