valks
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]valks
Latvian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Related to the verbs vilkt (“to pull, draw, drag”) and valkāt (“to wear”), all from Proto-Baltic *wilk-, from Proto-Indo-European *welk- (“to pull, draw, drag”).[1]
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]valks
- (rare) something for everyday, not special (esp. clothes)
- manas valka drēbes varēsi paņemt ― my everyday clothes you can take
Usage notes
[edit]By itself, valks is rather rare; derived nouns such as pārvalks (“cover, case”) or uzvalks (“suit”) are much more frequent.
Declension
[edit]Declension of valks (1st declension)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *welk- (“to pull, draw, drag”), here probably influenced by Proto-Indo-European *welg- (“humid, wet”); see Latvian valgs (“moist, humid, damp”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]valks
- (dialectal) creek, brook, small water stream
- viņa aizstaigā līdz valkam ― she walked to the stream
- viņas gāja pāri valkam pa iztrupējušu tiltiņu ― they went over the brook on a little rotten bridge
Declension
[edit]Declension of valks (1st declension)
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “vilkt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “valgs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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