stulms

English

Noun

stulms

  1. plural of stulm

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *stulm-, from Proto-Indo-European *stl̥m, from the zero grade form of *stel- (“to put in standing position; to stand; standing, immobile, stiff”) with an extra element -m. Cognates include Swedish stolm (“stubble”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stûlms]

Noun

stulms m (1st declension)

  1. top of a boot, the part that covers the shin up to the knees; boot leg
    stulmu zābaki ― boots that have (boot)legs
    sabāzt bikšu galus stulmos ― stuff the ends of one's pants into one's boot legs

Declension

Declension of stulms (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative stulms stulmi
genitive stulma stulmu
dative stulmam stulmiem
accusative stulmu stulmus
instrumental stulmu stulmiem
locative stulmā stulmos
vocative stulm stulmi

See also

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “stulms”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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