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sēklis
sēklis
See also: seklis
Latvian
Alternative forms
Noun
sēklis m (2nd declension)
- shallow place, shallow, ford, sandbank, shoals (place in a body of water which is shallower than its surroundings)
- smilšu sēklis ― sandbank
- akmeņains sēklis ― rocky shoals
- koraļļu sēklis ― coral cay
- kontinenta sēklis ― continental shelf
- zvejot sēkļos ― to fish in a shallow
- uzbraukt sēklim, uz sēkļa ― to run aground (lit. on(to) a shallow)
- būt uz sēkļa ― to be in a difficult situation (lit. to be on a shallow, to be stranded, shipwrecked)
Declension
Declension of sēklis (2nd declension)
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References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “sekls”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7