stulms

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

stulms

  1. plural of stulm

Latvian[edit]

Stulmu zābaki

Etymology[edit]

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]

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Noun[edit]

stulms m (1st declension)

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

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References[edit]

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