stops

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /stɒps/ (General American) enPR: stŏps, IPA(key): /stɑps/ === Noun === stops plural of stop === Verb === stops third-person singular simple present indicative of stop === Anagrams === Posts, posts, spots, -posts == Latvian == === Etymology 1 === From the same stem as the verb stiept (“to stretch, to pull”) (q.v.); the original meaning was probably “(something) stretched,” “(something) made tight by stretching.” ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [stūōps] ==== Noun ==== stops m (1st declension) crossbow (an old mechanical weapon based on the bow and arrows, used to shoot bolts) stopu gatavošana prasīja daudz darba un pacietības ― the making of a crossbow demanded much work and patience Griģis veikli rīkojās ar stopu, un viņa bultas droši skrēja mērķim pretī ― Griģis quickly acted with (his) crossbow, and his arrows surely flew toward the goal ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== loks ===== See also ===== bulta, strēle === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Middle Low German stōp (“measure of volume”), first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [stūōps] ==== Noun ==== stops m (1st declension) old unit for measuring volume, equivalent to approximately 1.3 cubic decimeters trumuli mēs nopirkām no Jaņķeļa par 15 kapeikām; viņā ieiet divi stopi ūdens ― we bought a drum from Jaņķeļš for 15 kopeks; it can hold 2 stopi (= 2.6 cubic decimeters) of water a pot or bowl with this volume virtuvē nomazgājos, ar misiņa stopu liedams ūdeni saujā ― I washed in the kitchen, pouring water with the brass stops into my cupped hand ===== Declension ===== === References === == Swedish == === Noun === stops indefinite genitive singular of stop indefinite genitive plural of stop === Anagrams === posts