paklājs
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pa- + klājs (“deck (of ship)”), with klājs (q.v.) being an irregular nominal form of klāt (“to cover”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]paklājs m (1st declension)
- carpet, rug, mat (floor covering, usually soft, to embellish it)
- mīksts paklājs ― soft carpet, rug
- rakstains paklājs ― patterned carpet, rug
- tautiskā stilā austs paklājs ― carpet, rug woven in ethnic, folkloric style
- pīts paklājs ― braided mat, matting
- gumijas paklājs ― rubber mat
- linoleja paklājs ― linoleum covering
- burvju paklājs ― magic carpet (folkloric)
- covering, layer (a covering that stays at the bottom of something)
- hidroizolācijas paklājs ― waterproof cover, layer
- (sports) mat (a floor covering, especially in martial arts, designed to protect the athletes from injury during training and competitions)
- cīnas paklājs ― wrestling mat
- (figuratively) layer (something, a substance, that covers something else)
- ziedu, sūnu, sniega paklājs ― a layer of flowers, moss, snow
- krasta nav; ir tikai saule un miglas paklājs pāri jūrai ― there is no coast; only the sun and a layer, carpet of fog across the sea
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | paklājs | paklāji |
| genitive | paklāja | paklāju |
| dative | paklājam | paklājiem |
| accusative | paklāju | paklājus |
| instrumental | paklāju | paklājiem |
| locative | paklājā | paklājos |
| vocative | paklāj | paklāji |
References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “klāt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN