Latvian

Adjective

pliks (def. plikais, comp. plikāks, sup. visplikākais; adv. pliki)

1. naked, nude (not having clothes, or shoes)

   pliks bērns‎ ― naked child

   plikām kājām‎ ― (with) bare feet, barefoot

2. bald (not having hair)

   pliks galvvidus‎ ― bald crown (of head)

   pliks pakausis‎ ― bald head

3. (about trees, bushes, plants) without leaves, without further growth (branches, twigs, bark)

   plika rīkste‎ ― naked rod, stick

   pliki zari‎ ― naked branches

   pliks stumbrs‎ ― naked trunk

4. without plants, without plant life, vegetation; without trees or plants nearby

   lopus pārdzina saimnieka plikajās ganībās‎ ― he drove the cattle to the farmer's naked pastures

5. (about winter) without, or with little, snow

   plika ziema‎ ― naked (i.e., snowless) winter

6. (about rooms, spaces) naked (without or with little furniture; without comfort)

   plika, kaila grīda‎ ― naked floor (with no cover)

7. (about places, areas) undeveloped

   pliks laukums‎ ― naked ground

   plika vieta‎ ― naked place

8. (about people) poor

   pliks mazsaimnieks‎ ― naked (= poor) peasant

   pliks kā baznīcas žurka‎ ― naked (= poor) as a church rat

9. bare (by itself, without anything in addition)

   kur lai pliku dzīvību liekot, ja neesot darba un maizes?‎ ― where should we put our bare life, if there is no work and bread?

   bet kas liek sēdēt uz plikas algas?‎ ― but what makes us sit (= live on) bare wages?

10. (food, beverages) without side dishess, without sauce, bare

    plikas putras‎ ― bare porridge

    kam es tās pankūkas cepu? rīt pat likšu galdā pliku maizes kukuli un sviestu‎ ― who am I baking these pancakes for? tomorrow I will put (only) bare bread and butter on the table

11. bare (without justification or evidence; inconclusive)

    bieži vien es nezinu nenieka, bet izlāpos ar pliku nojautu‎ ― often I know nothing, I only play with bare presentiment

12. bare, naked (without explanation, without illustrative material, without artistic style)

    plikas frāzes‎ ― bare sentences

Declension

Synonyms

• kails

Derived terms

• plikums

Interjection

pliks

1. used to represent the sound of liquid drops hitting an object or surface

References

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