stops

See also: Stops

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: stŏps, IPA^(key): /stɑps/

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• Rhymes: -ɒps

Noun

stops

1. plural of stop

Verb

stops

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stop

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Latvian

Stops

Etymology 1

From the same stem as the verb stiept (“to stretch, to pull”) (q.v.); the original meaning was probably “(something) stretched,” “(something) made tight by stretching.”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stūōps]

Noun

stops m (1st declension)

1. crossbow (an old mechanical weapon based on the bow and arrows, used to shoot bolts)

   stopu gatavošana prasīja daudz darba un pacietības ― the making of a crossbow demanded much work and patience

   Griģis veikli rīkojās ar stopu, un viņa bultas droši skrēja mērķim pretī ― Griģis quickly acted with (his) crossbow, and his arrows surely flew toward the goal

Declension

Declension of stops (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	stops	stopi
genitive	stopa	stopu
dative	stopam	stopiem
accusative	stopu	stopus
instrumental	stopu	stopiem
locative	stopā	stopos
vocative	stop	stopi

Synonyms

• loks

See also

• bulta, strēle

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German stōp (“measure of volume”), first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stūōps]

Noun

stops m (1st declension)

1. old unit for measuring volume, equivalent to approximately 1.3 cubic decimeters

   trumuli mēs nopirkām no Jaņķeļa par 15 kapeikām; viņā ieiet divi stopi ūdens ― we bought a drum from Jaņķeļš for 15 kopeks; it can hold 2 stopi (= 2.6 cubic decimeters) of water

2. a pot or bowl with this volume

   virtuvē nomazgājos, ar misiņa stopu liedams ūdeni saujā ― I washed in the kitchen, pouring water with the brass stops into my cupped hand

Declension

Declension of stops (1st declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	stops	stopi
genitive	stopa	stopu
dative	stopam	stopiem
accusative	stopu	stopus
instrumental	stopu	stopiem
locative	stopā	stopos
vocative	stop	stopi

Swedish

Noun

stops

1. indefinite genitive singular of stop
2. indefinite genitive plural of stop

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