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kaplis

kaplis

Latvian

Kaplis

Noun

kaplis m (2nd declension)

  1. hoe (a gardening tool consisting of a handle and a sharp piece of metal, used for softening the soil or destroying weeds)
    garkāta kaplis‎ ― long-handled hoe
    īskāta kaplis‎ ― short-handled hoe (= spud)
    divpusējais kaplis‎ ― two-sided hoe (= mattock, pickax)
    ar kapli iespējams vislabāk iznīcināt nezāles‎ ― with a hoe it is possible to destroy weeds best of all

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References

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

Etymology

From the same stem as the verb kapāt ‎(“to chop”) (q.v.): Proto-Baltic *kap- +‎ -lis, from the o grade *kop- of Proto-Indo-European *kep-, *skep- “to cut, to slice (with an instrument).”[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaplis]

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