plecs

English

Noun

plecs

1. plural of plec

Anagrams

• scelp, Pelcs, specl.

Latvian

Plecs

Noun

plecs m (1st declension)

1. (anatomy) shoulder (the joining of arm and body)

   pleca kauls, locītava ― shoulder bone, joint

   vīrietis platiem, šauriem, taisniem pleciem ― a man of wide, narrow, straight shoulders

   paraustīt, noraustīt plecus ― to shrug one's shoulders

   uzlikt mugursomu uz pleciem ― to put a backpack on one's shoulders

2. part of a garment that covers the shoulder

   jaka ar pagarinātiem pleciem ― a jacket with extended shoulders

3. one of the two halves of a lever, between the fulcrum and one of the forces

   sviras labais, kreisais plecs ― a lever's right, left arm (lit. shoulder)

Declension

Declension of plecs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	plecs	pleci
accusative (akuzatīvs)	plecu	plecus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	pleca	plecu
dative (datīvs)	plecam	pleciem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	plecu	pleciem
locative (lokatīvs)	plecā	plecos
vocative (vokatīvs)	plec	pleci

See also

• kamiesis (old-fashioned)