dakša
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See also: dakšā
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Baltic *daš-, with a suffix -kā and š-k metathesis (compare also dialectal daška; there are also dialectal forms like dasti with a suffix -to instead of -kā), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ (“to pluck, sever, split”). Cognates include Norwegian tagge, German Zacke (“spike”), Middle Low German tagge, Dutch tak (“branch”), English tack.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
dakša f (4th declension)
- (usually in the plural) fork, pitchfork (pronged tool with a long straight handle used for lifting, throwing (especially hay))
- dakšu kāts ― fork shaft
- uzdurt salmu klēpi uz dakšām ― to stick a fork into the straw
- izcelt kartupeļus ar dakšām ― to dig out potatoes with a fork
- divzaru, trīszaru, četrzaru dakšas ― two-, three-, four-pronged fork
- divžuburu, trīsžuburu, četržuburu dakšas ― two-, three-, four-pronged fork
- siena, mēslu, dārza, kartupeļu dakšas ― hay, manure, garden, potato fork
- (usually in the singular) part of a machine composed of two parallel branches
- velosipēda dakša ― bicycle fork
- motocikla priekšējā dakša ― front motorcycle fork
Usage notes[edit]
In the “pitchfork” sense, the plural form dakšas is more frequently used than the singular form dakša, though the latter is still attested.
Declension[edit]
Declension of dakša (4th declension)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “dakša”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN