kaklasaite

See also: kaklasaitē, kakla saite, and kakla saitē

Latvian

Kaklasaite

Alternative forms

• kakla saite

Etymology

From kakla (“neck[gen.]”) +‎ saite (“link, tie”).

Noun

kaklasaite f (5th declension)

1. necktie

   zīda kaklasaite ― silk necktie

   gaiša, tumša, puķota kaklasaite ― light, dark, flowered necktie

   apsiet kaklasaiti ― to tie a necktie

Usage notes

Apparently, kaklasaite is less colloquial, and thus more frequent in written Latvian, than šlipse.

Declension

Declension of kaklasaite (5th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	kaklasaite	kaklasaites
genitive	kaklasaites	kaklasaišu
dative	kaklasaitei	kaklasaitēm
accusative	kaklasaiti	kaklasaites
instrumental	kaklasaiti	kaklasaitēm
locative	kaklasaitē	kaklasaitēs
vocative	kaklasaite	kaklasaites

Synonyms

• (colloquial) šlipse
• (bowtie) tauriņš