vīle
See also: vile and vīlē
Latvian
Etymology 1
Vīles
Rombveida vīles
Nagu vīle
Borrowed from Middle High German vīle, or Middle Dutch vīle (“file”) (compare German Feile, English file). First mentioned in 17th-century sources.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vīːlɛ]
Noun
vīle f (5th declension)
- (carpentry tool) file (block of coarse metal attached to a handle, used for removing sharp edges or cutting)
- plakana, apaļa vīle ― flat, round file
- rombveida vīle ― diamond file
- rupja vīle, rupjvīle ― coarse file
- smalka vīle, smalkvīle ― smooth, fine file
- skrāpju vīle, skrāpjvīle, skrāpvīle ― rasp, grater file
- nagu vīle ― nail file
- vīles spals ― file handle
- iecirst vīlei jaunus zobus ― to cut new teeth on a file
- vīle jātur ar abām rokām ― a file must be held with both hands
Declension
Declension of vīle (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | vīle | vīles |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | vīli | vīles |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | vīles | vīļu |
| dative (datīvs) | vīlei | vīlēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | vīli | vīlēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | vīlē | vīlēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | vīle | vīles |
Derived terms
- rupjvīle, rupja vīle
- smalkvīle, smalka vīle
- skrāpjvīle, skrāpvīle, skrāpju vīle
Etymology 2
Vīle
Vīle
From the verb vīt (“to twist, to wind, to wreathe”) (q.v.) + -e (with an extra element -l). The orginial meaning was probably “something (that was) wound” (compare Lithuanian vielà “wire” < “something wound”), from which also “something sewn.”[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vìːlɛ]
Noun
vīle f (5th declension)
- seam, hem (folded back and stitched piece of fabric)
- krekla vīle ― shirt hem
- sānu, plecu vīle ― side, shoulder seam
- zeķes bez vīles ― socks without seam(s)
- vīles kreklam atirušas ― the shirt seams have come undone, have unraveled
- iegludināt biksēm vīles ― to iron the pants hems
- seam-like, line-like projection or fold on clothes, fabric, created by folding or ironing
- armijas bikses ar nažveidīgi asām iegludinājumu vīlēm ― army pants with knife-like sharp ironed seams
- line-like swelling or injury on the skin, usually a result of a blow or hit; also a line-like scar or wrinkle
- kreisajos deniņos, kur mati bija tālu atkāpusies, ārsts sataustīja cietu rētas vīli ― on the left temple, where the hair had receded far, the doctor felt a hard line-like scar
- tiešām, tas bija vecs cilvēks, kurš te sēdēja uz Maijas gultas, tumšās vīlēs sastrādātās rokas klēpī salicis ― indeed, it was an old man who sat on Maija's bed, his hands, full of dark line-like bruises from work, placed on (his) lap
- (rare) a relatively narrow rectilinear band or stripe formed by surrounding objects
- kas būtu mūsu Latvija bez kokiem, bez birztalām, bez silu zilām vīlēm? — what would our Latvia be without trees, without groves, without the blue stripes of pine forests?
- mēness aiz mākoņiem uzlēcis; lauku ceļu vīles labi saskātamas ― the moon rose behind the clouds; the stripes of the field roads (became) clearly visible
Declension
Declension of vīle (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | vīle | vīles |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | vīli | vīles |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | vīles | vīļu |
| dative (datīvs) | vīlei | vīlēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | vīli | vīlēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | vīlē | vīlēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | vīle | vīles |
Synonyms
- šuve
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “vīle”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN