kails

== English == === Noun === kails plural of kail === Anagrams === LASIK, Lasik, Liska, kalis, kilas, laiks, skail == Latvian == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Baltic *kail-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *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”), δέρμᾰ (dérmă, “skin”), then from “skin” to “bare, naked”. Cognates include Lithuanian káilis (“skin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kaîls] Hyphenation: kails === Adjective === kails (definite kailais, comparative kailāks, superlative viskailākais, adverb kaili) naked, nude, bare (without clothes on) kails bērns ― naked child kailas kājas ― bare feet izģērbties kailam ― to strip naked bald (without hair) kails galvvidus ― bald crown (of head) (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 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 (about winter) without, or with little, snow kaila ziema ― bald (i.e., snowless) winter (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 (about places, areas) undeveloped viņiem taču te būs jāsāk kailā vietā ― but they will have to start (their carrers) here, in this naked place 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 bald (without justification or evidence; inconclusive) kails apgalvojums ― bald (= unfounded) assertion naked (without explanation, without illustrative material) kaili fakti, skaitļi ― naked facts, figures naked (thinly disguised, or undisguised; easy to see or read) kails egoisms ― naked selfishness kaila nabadzība ― naked poverty ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== pliks ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Old Prussian == === Alternative forms === kailes, kayles === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *káilas, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos. === Adjective === kails healthy whole, intact ==== Derived terms ==== === Interjection === kails hello; hi cheers (interjection for toasting) ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===