piedurkne

See also: piedurknē

Latvian

Piedurksne

Alternative forms

• (dialectal forms) piedurne, piedrukne, piedrokne, piedraukne, piedurksne

Etymology

Originally a variant of a regularly derived piedurtne, from the verb piedurt (“to pin, to attach (with a pin)”), ultimately derived from pie-, from Proto-Indo-European *préy (“at, near”)) + durt (“to stab, prick”) +‎ -ne. The original meaning was thus “something attached, sewn (on something else).”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pìɛdūɾknɛ], IPA^(key): [pìɛdûɾknɛ]

Noun

piedurkne f (5th declension)

1. sleeve (part of a garment that covers one's arms)

   jakas piedurkne ― jacket sleeve

   kuplas piedurknes ― thick sleeves

   pusgarās piedurknes ― half-long sleeves

   piedurkņu odere ― sleeve lining

   piedurknes atloks ― cuffs (lit. sleeve lapel, flap)

   uzlocīt piedurknes ― to roll up (one's) sleeves

   atlocīt piedurknes ― to roll down (one's) sleeves

   piešūt piedrukni ― to sew a sleeve (on something)

   pavilkt zēnu aiz piedurknes ― to pull a boy by (his) sleeves

   Jurka tikko bija apvilcis violeto kreklu ar īsajām piedurknēm ― Jurka had just put on a violet shirt with short sleeves

   tēvs stāv un slauka piedurknē sviedrus ― father is standing and wipes (his) sweat on (his) sleeve

Declension

Declension of piedurkne (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	piedurkne	piedurknes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	piedurkni	piedurknes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	piedurknes	piedurkņu
dative (datīvs)	piedurknei	piedurknēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	piedurkni	piedurknēm
locative (lokatīvs)	piedurknē	piedurknēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	piedurkne	piedurknes