lāpstiņa
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See also: lāpstiņā
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From lāpsta (“shovel”) + -iņa (“dim.”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
lāpstiņa f (4th declension)
- diminutive of lāpsta
- (tool) various blade-having tools similar to a shovel like spades, spatulas, trowels, etc.
- kūku lāpstiņa ― cake spatula
- stādāmā lāpstiņa ― garden trowel
- mūrnieka lāpstiņa ― mason's trowel
- koku mizošanai ļoti vajadzīgs darba rīks ir mizojamā lāpstiņa ― a very important tool for barking trees is the peeling blade
- a flat, blade-like machinery element (e.g., in turbines, propellers, etc.)
- sūkņa lāpstiņa ― pump impeller (lit. blade)
- turbīnas lāpstiņa ― turbine blade
- ventilatora lāpstiņa ― fan, ventilator blade
- (anatomy) shoulder blade (triangular bone behind the thorax)
- labā, kreisā lāpstiņa ― right, left shoulder blade
- lāpstiņas kauls ― shoulder blade bone, scapula
- a flat, wide, shovel-like horn structure (e.g., on an elk)
- visspēcīgāk izveidotas ragu lāpstiņas ir Sibīrijas aļņiem, toties Tālo Austrumu aļņiem lāpstiņas gandrīz nekad neveidojas ― the Siberian elks have the most strongly developed horn blades; in contrast, the Far East elks almost never develop blades
Usage notes[edit]
A flat, blade-like machinery element (or elk horn) can sometimes be called indifferently lāpsta or lāpstiņa. For “spatula” and “shoulder blade,” however, only lāpstiņa is appropriate.
Declension[edit]
Declension of lāpstiņa (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | lāpstiņa | lāpstiņas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | lāpstiņu | lāpstiņas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | lāpstiņas | lāpstiņu |
| dative (datīvs) | lāpstiņai | lāpstiņām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | lāpstiņu | lāpstiņām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | lāpstiņā | lāpstiņās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | lāpstiņa | lāpstiņas |