Latvian

(Cilvēka) kakls

Noun

kakls m (1st declension)

1. (anatomy) neck

   tievs, garš, īss kakls‎ ― slender, long, short neck

   zoss kakls‎ ― goose neck

   kakla skriemeļi‎ ― cervical (= neck) vertebrae

   izstiept kaklu‎ ― to stretch one's neck

   aptīt šalli ap kaklu‎ ― to wrap a scarf around one's neck

2. (syn. rīkle) throat

   iekaisis kakls‎ ― a sore throat

   skalot kaklu‎ ― to gargle one's throat

   kumoss iespiedies kaklā‎ ― the morsel expanded in the thorat

   kliegt, brēkt pilnā kaklā‎ ― to scream in full throat (= very loud)

3. tapered, constricted part of an object or organ

   pudeles kakls‎ ― bottle neck

   vāze ar garu kaklu‎ ― a vase with a long neck

   dzemdes kakls‎ ― uterus neck (i.e., the cervix)

Declension

Derived terms

• kaklarota
• kaklasaite
• dzemdes kakls

See also

• rīkle

References

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