kaklasaite
See also: kaklasaitē, kakla saite, and kakla saitē
Latvian
Kaklasaite
Alternative forms
- kakla saite
Etymology
From kakla (“neck[gen.]”) + saite (“link, tie”).
Noun
kaklasaite f (5th declension)
- necktie
- zīda kaklasaite ― silk necktie
- gaiša, tumša, pulķota kaklasaite ― light, dark, flowered necktie
- apsiet kaklasaiti ― to tie a necktie
Usage notes
Apparently, kaklasaite is less colloquial, and thus more frequent in written Latvian, than šlipse.
Declension
Declension of kaklasaite (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | kaklasaite | kaklasaites |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | kaklasaiti | kaklasaites |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | kaklasaites | kaklasaišu |
| dative (datīvs) | kaklasaitei | kaklasaitēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | kaklasaiti | kaklasaitēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | kaklasaitē | kaklasaitēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | kaklasaite | kaklasaites |
Synonyms
- (colloquial) šlipse
- (bowtie) tauriņš