sēklis

== Latvian == === Alternative forms === (dialectal forms) sēkle, seklis === Etymology === Derived, with vowel lengthening, from *sekt, a parallel form of dialectal verb sikt, standard sīkt (“to decrease (water, river)”) (q.v.), whence also sekls (“shallow”) (q.v.). The additional l follows the pattern of verb degt (“to burn (intr.)”), noun deglis (“wick, burner, detonating fuse”), dialectal dēglis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [sɛ̄ːklis], IPA(key): [sɛ̀ːklis] === Noun === sēklis m (2nd declension) shallow place, shallow, ford, sandbank, shoals (place in a body of water which is shallower than its surroundings) smilšu sēklis ― sandbank akmeņains sēklis ― rocky shoals koraļļu sēklis ― coral cay kontinenta sēklis ― continental shelf zvejot sēkļos ― to fish in a shallow uzbraukt sēklim, uz sēkļa ― to run aground (lit. on(to) a shallow) būt uz sēkļa ― to be in a difficult situation (lit. to be on a shallow, to be stranded, shipwrecked) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== sekls seklums, seklība === References ===