English

Noun

stings

1. plural of sting

Verb

stings

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of sting

Latvian

Etymology

A parallel form to stingrs ‎(“firm, strong, strict”), but without the r, both from the same stem as the verb stingt ‎(“to harden, to stiffen”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stīŋɡs]

Adjective

stings (def. stingais, comp. stingāks, sup. visstingākais; adv. stingi)

1. hard, firm, stiff, rigid (characterized by hardness, also viscosity, usually at low temperatures or when some components evaporate)

   stings galerts‎ ― hard meat jelly

   stinga massa‎ ― hard, rigid mass

   stingrs krēms‎ ― rigid, thick cream

   apkārt viss sasalis, stings un kluss‎ ― all around everything (was) frozen, hard and quiet

2. (of people's or animals' bodies, their parts) hard, stiff, numb (having lost its usual strength or mobility because of low temperatures)

   stingi locekļi‎ ― stiff, numb limbs

   salā stingiem pirkstiem brauc Džeks Londons suņu pajūga‎ ― in the frost, Džeks Londons (Jack London) went with (his) numb fingers in a dog-pulled sled

3. (of plants, occasionally animals) stiff, hard, frozen (where life processes were interrupted or limited, usually in cold, frosty weather)

   stingi zari‎ ― stiff, frozen branches

   stings kukainis‎ ― stiff, frozen insect

4. (of corpses) rigid, stiff

   stings mirušā ķermenis‎ ― stiff, rigid dead body

   grūti paskatīties mātes stingajā sejā‎ ― it (was) difficult to look at (his) (dead) mother's rigid, stiff face

5. (of places, environments, situations) rigid, stiff (without life, movement, sounds)

   naktī mēness gaismā viss kļuva stings, nedzīvs, it kā ar nāves elpu apdvests‎ ― at night, in the moonlight, everything became rigid, lifeless, as if blown by the breath of death

6. (of body parts, also facial expressions, looks) rigid, stiff (characterized by unchanging, fixed muscle positions)

   stingi sejas vaibsti‎ ― rigid facial features

   stinga poza‎ ― rigid posture

   stings skatiens‎ ― rigid look, stare

   viņas acīs un stingajā sejas izteiksmē gulēja nešaubīgs visa sapratējas un zinātājas zīmogs‎ ― in her eyes and rigid facial expression lay the unmistakable stamp of the all-knower (= one who thinks s/he knows everything)

7. (physics) rigid (capable of resisting deformation)

   stings materiāls‎ ― rigid mateiral

   stings fizikālais ķermenis‎ ― rigid physical body

8. (technology) rigid (built in such a way that its elements cannot displace each other)

   stings režģis‎ ― rigid grid, lattice

   stinga stieņu konstrukcija‎ ― rigid tubular structure

Declension

Synonyms

• ciets
• stingrs
• stīvs

Derived terms

• stingums

Related terms

• stingrs, stingrums, stingrība
• stingt

References

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

Swedish

Verb

stings

1. present tense passive of stinga.