kaklasaite
Latvian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From kakla (“neck[gen.]”) + saite (“link, tie”).
Noun
kaklasaite f (5th declension)
- necktie
- zīda kaklasaite ― silk necktie
- gaiša, tumša, puķota kaklasaite ― light, dark, flowered necktie
- apsiet kaklasaiti ― to tie a necktie
Usage notes
Apparently, kaklasaite is less colloquial, and thus more frequent in written Latvian, than šlipse.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaklasaite | kaklasaites |
| genitive | kaklasaites | kaklasaišu |
| dative | kaklasaitei | kaklasaitēm |
| accusative | kaklasaiti | kaklasaites |
| instrumental | kaklasaiti | kaklasaitēm |
| locative | kaklasaitē | kaklasaitēs |
| vocative | kaklasaite | kaklasaites |