saiklis

== Latvian == === Etymology === From the same stem as the verb siet (“to tie, to bind”), with vowel change (ie > ai; cf. saite) and an extra suffix tl: *saitl- > saiklis. The original meaning was that of “tie,” “rope” (now saite), still attested dialectally; later on it took its current grammatical meaning, replacing earlier proposed forms like jūgu-vardiņi, biedrotājs and saišķis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [sājklis] === Noun === saiklis m (2nd declension) (grammar) conjunction (a word used to join words or phrases into sentences) vienojuma, vienojamais saiklis ― coordinating conjunction pretstatījuma, pretstata saiklis ― adversative conjunction paskaidrojuma saiklis ― explicative conjunction pieļāvuma saiklis ― concessive conjunction ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== konjunkcija ==== See also ==== === References ===