sekls

Latvian

Etymology

Derived from *sekt, a parallel form of dialectal verb sikt, standard sīkt (“to decrease (water, river)”) (q.v.). The additional l follows the pattern of adjective tukls (“stout, chubby”), dialectal verb tukt (“become sickly fat (of chicken)”). Cognates include Lithuanian seklùs, dialectal sẽklas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sækls]

Adjective

sekls (definite seklais, comparative seklāks, superlative visseklākais, adverb sekli)

1. (of water, holes, etc.; also objects, containers) shallow (having little depth)

   sekla vieta ezerā ― shallow place in a lake

   sekla peļķe ― shallow puddle

   sekla upe ― shallow river

   sekls grāvis ― shallow ditch

   seklais šķīvis ― shallow plate

   sekla bļoda ― shallow bowl

   brūces izrādījās seklas ― the wounds turned out to be shallow

   seklā kūts ― shallow barn (without a manure storage space)

2. shallow (located, moving, penetrating not far from the surface of something)

   sekls urbums ― shallow (bore)hole, well, perforation

   koki ar seklu sakņu sistēma ― trees with a shallow root system

3. (of breath, breathing) shallow (involving relatively little air)

   elpošana kļūst sekla, ja ilgi strādā sēdot' ― breathing becomes shallow if one works sitting for a long time

4. shallow (having no deeper content or feeling, not addressing the essence, superficial)

   sekls spriedums ― shallow judgment

   seklas izpriecas, jūtas ― shallow pleasures, feelings

   sekla luga ― shallow (theater) play

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of sekls

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	sekls	sekli		sekla	seklas
genitive	sekla	seklu		seklas	seklu
dative	seklam	sekliem		seklai	seklām
accusative	seklu	seklus		seklu	seklas
instrumental	seklu	sekliem		seklu	seklām
locative	seklā	seklos		seklā	seklās
vocative	—	—		—	—

Antonyms

• dziļš

Derived terms

• seklība
• seklums

Related terms

• sēklis

See also

• brasls