hantele
See also: hantelē
Latvian
Hantele
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian ганте́ль (gantélʹ).
Pronunciation
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Noun
hantele f (5th declension)
- dumbbell (a physical exercise tool consisting of two spherical or disk-shaped weights attached to a short bar, used to strengthen one's arm muscles)
- cilāt hanteles ― to lift dumbbells
- rīta rosme ar hantelēm ― morning activity (= exercise) with dumbbells
- hanteli izmanto vienu vai arī pārī ar citu hanteli (abām rokām reizē) ― a dumbbell can be used alone, or together with another dumbbell (both hands at once)
- neviens nav tik daudz vingrojis ar hantelēm kā viņš: citīgi, sistemātiski, pēc tabulām ― nobody has (ever) exercised so much with dumbbells as he (has): diligently, systematically, with tables
- Senajā Grieķijā vingrojumi ar hantelēm bija viens no fiziskās audzināšanas paņēmieniem ― in Ancient Greece, exercises with dumbbells were one of the techniques of physical education
Declension
Declension of hantele (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | hantele | hanteles |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | hanteli | hanteles |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | hanteles | hanteļu |
| dative (datīvs) | hantelei | hantelēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | hanteli | hantelēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | hantelē | hantelēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | hantele | hanteles |