žoklis
Latvian
Žokļi
Etymology
The origin of this word is not clear. Some connect it with žaunas (“branchiae”), from Proto-Baltic *žyuo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵ(y)ew-, *ǵyow- (“to chew, to chaw”); others compare it with žāklis (“pitchfork”) (cf. the archaic term žokla (“pitchfork”)). The latter comparison is more likely to be true.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʒuôklis]
Noun
žoklis m (2nd declension)
- (anatomy) jaw (facial bone which supports the teeth; area of the face where this bone is located)
- apakšējais, augšējais žoklis ― lower, upper jaw
- žokļa kauls ― jaw bone
- spēcīgi žokļi ― strong jaws
- plati atplest žokļus ― to open one's jaws wide
- kustināt žokļus ēdot ― to move (one's) jaws (while) eating
- cilvēkam pilnā zobu rindā katrā žoklī ir 16 zobu, tātad pavisam 32 ― people have in every jaw a set of 16 teeth, i.e., in total 32
- (of animals) jaw (the corresponding structure in other animals)
- zivs muti norobežo kaula žokļi; žokļos ir sīki, atpakaļ atliekti zobiņi, kas ļoti labi noder barības notveršanai ― a fish's mouth is delimited by the jaw bones; in the jaws (there) are small, back-curved denticles, which are very useful for capturing food
- (technology) jaw-like component in a machine, tool, etc., for catching, holding or compressing something
- drupinātajā žoklis ― crusher jaw
- beidzot ekskavatora kausa žokļi paveras, grants smagi noplakšķ kravas kastē ― finally the excavator bucket jaws opened, (and) the gravel splattered heavily in the cargo box
Declension
Declension of žoklis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | žoklis | žokļi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | žokli | žokļus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | žokļa | žokļu |
| dative (datīvs) | žoklim | žokļiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | žokli | žokļiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | žoklī | žokļos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | žokli | žokļi |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “žoklis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN