kaplis

Latvian

Kaplis

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb kapāt (“to chop”) (q.v.): Proto-Baltic *kap- +‎ -lis, from the o grade *kop- of Proto-Indo-European *kep-, *skep- “to cut, to slice (with an instrument).”

Pronunciation

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Noun

kaplis m (2nd declension)

1. hoe (a gardening tool consisting of a handle and a sharp piece of metal, used for softening the soil or destroying weeds)

   garkāta kaplis ― long-handled hoe

   īskāta kaplis ― short-handled hoe (= spud)

   divpusējais kaplis ― two-sided hoe (= mattock, pickax)

   ar kapli iespējams vislabāk iznīcināt nezāles ― with a hoe it is possible to destroy weeds best of all

Declension

Declension of kaplis (2nd declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	kaplis	kapļi
genitive	kapļa	kapļu
dative	kaplim	kapļiem
accusative	kapli	kapļus
instrumental	kapli	kapļiem
locative	kaplī	kapļos
vocative	kapli	kapļi

Related terms

• kapāt
• kaplēt