kakls

Latvian

(Cilvēka) kakls

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kaklas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷokʷlo-s (a variant of *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”)), a reduplicated form of *kʷel- (“to turn; to move”) (whence also celis (“knee”), q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian kãklas, Proto-Germanic *halsaz (Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals), German Hals).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kakls m (1st declension)

1. (anatomy) neck

   tievs, garš, īss kakls ― slender, long, short neck

   zoss kakls ― goose neck

   kakla skriemeļi ― cervical (= neck) vertebrae

   izstiept kaklu ― to stretch one's neck

   aptīt šalli ap kaklu ― to wrap a scarf around one's neck

2. (syn. rīkle) throat

   iekaisis kakls ― a sore throat

   skalot kaklu ― to gargle one's throat

   kumoss iespiedies kaklā ― the morsel expanded in the throat

   kliegt, brēkt pilnā kaklā ― to scream in full throat (= very loud)

3. tapered, constricted part of an object or organ

   pudeles kakls ― bottle neck

   vāze ar garu kaklu ― a vase with a long neck

   dzemdes kakls ― uterus neck (i.e., the cervix)

Declension

Declension of kakls (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	kakls	kakli
accusative (akuzatīvs)	kaklu	kaklus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	kakla	kaklu
dative (datīvs)	kaklam	kakliem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	kaklu	kakliem
locative (lokatīvs)	kaklā	kaklos
vocative (vokatīvs)	kakls	kakli

Derived terms

• kaklarota
• kaklasaite
• dzemdes kakls

See also

• rīkle