Latvian

Piedurksne

Alternative forms

• (dialectal forms) piedurne, piedrukne, piedrokne, piedraukne, piedurksne

Noun

piedurkne f (5th declension)

1. sleeve (part of a garment that covers one's arms)

   jakas piedurkne‎ ― jacket sleeve

   kuplas piedurknes‎ ― thick sleeves

   pusgarās piedurknes‎ ― half-long sleeves

   piedurkņu odere‎ ― sleeve lining

   piedurknes atloks‎ ― cuffs (lit. sleeve lapel, flap)

   uzlocīt piedurknes‎ ― to roll up (one's) sleeves

   atlocīt piedurknes‎ ― to roll down (one's) sleeves

   piešūt piedrukni‎ ― to sew a sleeve (on something)

   pavilkt zēnu aiz piedurknes‎ ― to pull a boy by (his) sleeves

   Jurka tikko bija apvilcis violeto kreklu ar īsajām piedurknēm‎ ― Jurka had just put on a violet shirt with short sleeves

   tēvs stāv un slauka piedurknē sviedrus‎ ― father is standing and wipes (his) sweat on (his) sleeve

Declension

References

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