Latvian

Žokļi

Noun

žoklis m (2nd declension)

1. (anatomy) jaw (facial bone which supports the teeth; area of the face where this bone is located)

   apakšējais, augšējais žoklis‎ ― lower, upper jaw

   žokļa kauls‎ ― jaw bone

   spēcīgi žokļi‎ ― strong jaws

   plati atplest žokļus‎ ― to open one's jaws wide

   kustināt žokļus ēdot‎ ― to move (one's) jaws (while) eating

   cilvēkam pilnā zobu rindā katrā žoklī ir 16 zobu, tātad pavisam 32‎ ― people have in every jaw a set of 16 teeth, i.e., in total 32

2. (of animals) jaw (the corresponding structure in other animals)

   zivs muti norobežo kaula žokļi; žokļos ir sīki, atpakaļ atliekti zobiņi, kas ļoti labi noder barības notveršanai‎ ― a fish's mouth is delimited by the jaw bones; in the jaws (there) are small, back-curved denticles, which are very useful for capturing food

3. (technology) jaw-like component in a machine, tool, etc., for catching, holding or compressing something}}

   drupinātajā žoklis‎ ― crusher jaw

   beidzot ekskavatora kausa žokļi paveras, grants smagi noplakšķ kravas kastē‎ ― finally the excavator bucket jaws opened, (and) the gravel splattered heavily in the cargo box

Declension

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “žoklis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7