sekls

== Latvian == === Etymology === Derived from *sekt, a parallel form of dialectal verb sikt, standard sīkt (“to decrease (water, river)”) (q.v.). The additional l follows the pattern of adjective tukls (“stout, chubby”), dialectal verb tukt (“become sickly fat (of chicken)”). Cognates include Lithuanian seklùs, dialectal sẽklas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [sækls] === Adjective === sekls (definite seklais, comparative seklāks, superlative visseklākais, adverb sekli) (of water, holes, etc.; also objects, containers) shallow (having little depth) sekla vieta ezerā ― shallow place in a lake sekla peļķe ― shallow puddle sekla upe ― shallow river sekls grāvis ― shallow ditch seklais šķīvis ― shallow plate sekla bļoda ― shallow bowl brūces izrādījās seklas ― the wounds turned out to be shallow seklā kūts ― shallow barn (without a manure storage space) shallow (located, moving, penetrating not far from the surface of something) sekls urbums ― shallow (bore)hole, well, perforation koki ar seklu sakņu sistēma ― trees with a shallow root system (of breath, breathing) shallow (involving relatively little air) elpošana kļūst sekla, ja ilgi strādā sēdot' ― breathing becomes shallow if one works sitting for a long time shallow (having no deeper content or feeling, not addressing the essence, superficial) sekls spriedums ― shallow judgment seklas izpriecas, jūtas ― shallow pleasures, feelings sekla luga ― shallow (theater) play ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== dziļš ==== Derived terms ==== seklība seklums ==== Related terms ==== sēklis ==== See also ==== brasls === References ===