kails

See also: Kails and kaīls

English

Noun

kails

1. plural of kail

Anagrams

• LASIK, Lasik, Liska, kalis, kilas, laiks, skail

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *kail-, from *koil-, the o-grade (plus an extra -l) of Proto-Indo-European *kei-, *skei- (“to cut, to divide, to separate”). For the meaning change, compare Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō, “to skin, to flay”), δέρμα (dérma, “skin”), then from “skin” to “bare, naked.” Cognates include Lithuanian káilis (“skin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaîls]

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

kails (definite kailais, comparative kailāks, superlative viskailākais, adverb kaili)

1. naked, nude, bare (without clothes on)

   kails bērns ― naked child

   kailas kājas ― bare feet

   izģērbties kailam ― to strip naked

2. bald (without hair)

   kails galvvidus ― bald crown (of head)

3. (about trees, bushes, plants) without leaves, without further growth (branches, twigs, bark)

   lapu koki kļuvuši kaili ― the leaf trees have become bald, leafless

   tur tad cauri ūdenim redzēja pelēku, kailu stumbru ― then there through the water they saw a gray, naked trunk

4. without plants, without plant life, vegetation; without trees or plants nearby

   saules staros izdegusi kaila zeme ― earth burned naked by sun rays

   kailas ēkas ― naked buildings (without green areas)

   kaili mūri ― naked walls

5. (about winter) without, or with little, snow

   kaila ziema ― bald (i.e., snowless) winter

6. (about rooms, spaces) naked (without or with little furniture; without comfort)

   kaila grīda ― naked floor (not covered)

   vakarā pa krēslu viņa skatījās kailās, netīras istabas ― in the evening, (sitting) on the chair, she looked at the naked, dirty rooms

7. (about places, areas) undeveloped

   viņiem taču te būs jāsāk kailā vietā ― but they will have to start (their carrers) here, in this naked place

8. bare (by itself, without anything in addition to it)

   mēs esam spiestas pārtikt no kailās cietuma devas ― we are forced to live on bare prison food

9. bald (without justification or evidence; inconclusive)

   kails apgalvojums ― bald (= unfounded) assertion

10. naked (without explanation, without illustrative material)

    kaili fakti, skaitļi ― naked facts, figures

11. naked (thinly disguised, or undisguised; easy to see or read)

    kails egoisms ― naked selfishness

    kaila nabadzība ― naked poverty

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of kails

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	kails	kaili		kaila	kailas
genitive	kaila	kailu		kailas	kailu
dative	kailam	kailiem		kailai	kailām
accusative	kailu	kailus		kailu	kailas
instrumental	kailu	kailiem		kailu	kailām
locative	kailā	kailos		kailā	kailās
vocative	—	—		—	—

Definite declension (noteiktā galotne) of kails

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular	plural		singular	plural
nominative	kailais	kailie		kailā	kailās
genitive	kailā	kailo		kailās	kailo
dative	kailajam	kailajiem		kailajai	kailajām
accusative	kailo	kailos		kailo	kailās
instrumental	kailo	kailajiem		kailo	kailajām
locative	kailajā	kailajos		kailajā	kailajās
vocative	kailo, kailais	kailie		kailo, kailā	kailās

Synonyms

• pliks

Derived terms

• kailums

Old Prussian

Alternative forms

• kailes, kayles

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *káilas, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

Adjective

kails

1. healthy
2. whole, intact

Derived terms

• kailūstiskun

Interjection

kails

1. hello; hi
2. cheers (interjection for toasting)

Derived terms

• kails poskails ains par antres