dzirkles
See also: dzirklēs
Latvian
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]dzirkles f (5th declension)
- shears (large scissors with a spring, for shearing sheep, or for gardening work)
- asināt dzirkles ― to sharpen the shears
- nogriezt zarus ar dzirklēm ― to cut branches with shears
- dzirkles tikai tad izņem, kad jācērp aitas ― (we) takes the shears only when (we) have to shear the sheep
- skolas dārza darbos gandrīz visi iemācījāmies strādāt ar dārznieka lielajām dzirklēm, ar kurām apgriezām skolas dzīvžogus glīti un vienādi ― in the school garden work, almost all of us learned to work with the big garden shears, with which we trimmed the school hedges (so that they were) neat and symmetrical
Declension
[edit]Declension of dzirkles (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | — | dzirkles |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | dzirkļu |
| dative (datīvs) | — | dzirklēm |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | dzirkles |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | dzirklēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | — | dzirklēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | dzirkles |