lineāls
Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Probably borrowed from German Lineal (“ruler”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]lineāls m (1st declension)
- ruler (flat, straight instrument for measuring or drawing, usually labeled with a length scale)
- trīsstūra lineāls ― triangular ruler
- mēroga lineāls ― scale ruler
- logaritmiskais lineāls ― slide rule (lit. logarithmic ruler)
- taisns kā lineāls ― straight as a ruler (i.e., completely straight)
- stūrmanis strādā ar lineālu, cirkuli un zīmuli, atzīmēdams kartē taisnāko ceļu no Kurzemes līdz zviedru krastiem ― the helmsman works with ruler, compass and pencil, drawing on the map the straightest path from Courland to the Swedish coast
Declension
[edit]Declension of lineāls (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | lineāls | lineāli |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | lineālu | lineālus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | lineāla | lineālu |
| dative (datīvs) | lineālam | lineāliem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | lineālu | lineāliem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | lineālā | lineālos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | lineāl | lineāli |