Latvian

Adjective

sīks (def. sīkais, comp. sīkāks, sup. vissīkākais; adv. sīki)

1. (objects, areas) tiny, little, small (having very small size)

   sīks olis‎ ― small pebbles

   sīka pora‎ ― tiny pore

   sīkas skrūves‎ ― tiny screws

   sīkas detaļas‎ ― small parts

   sīki vilnīši‎ ― small wavelets

   sīks rokraksts‎ ― small, tiny handwriting

   sīki zemes gabali‎ ― small plots (lit. pieces of land)

   viņš sīkiem soļiem pārtipināja otrpus ielas‎ ― with small steps he crossed to the other side of the street

2. (of thread-line objects) thin, delicate

   sīki tīmekļi‎ ― thin, delicate web threads

3. (of money, coins) of small value

   sīka monēta‎ ― small coin

   sīka nauda, sīknauda‎ ― small change (lit. small money)

   sīki izdevumi‎ ― small expenses

4. (of people, living beings, their parts) very small, very thin

   sīks puisēns, šunelis, kukains‎ ― small boy, puppy, insect

   sīki pirksti‎ ― tiny, thin fingers

   sīks zars‎ ― small, thin branch

   sīkas saknes‎ ― small, thin roots

   sīkās dzērvenes‎ ― small cranberries (different species)

5. fine, thin (composed of tiny parts, almost homogeneous)

   sīka migliņa‎ ― fine, thin mist

   sīks lietutiņš‎ ― fine, thin rain, drizzle

   sīks sniedziņš‎ ― fine, thin snow

6. (of bodily processes) weak, difficult to perceive, detect

   sīks pulss‎ ― tiny, weak pulse

   sīkas trīsas‎ ― tiny, weak trembling, spasms

7. (of natural phenomena) weak (having low intensity, little effect)

   es klausos un jūtos kā lapa, kā dreboša apses lapa, kas trīso vissīkākā vējā‎ ― I listen and feel like a leaf, a trembling aspen leaf, trembling in the tiniest, weakest wind

8. (of sounds) relatively quiet, short, and high-pitched

   tik sīkais troksnītis tagad šķiet pērkonam līdzīgs‎ ― such a tiny noise now sounds like thunder

   viņa sīkā, drebulīgā balstiņa izskanēja tik traģiski, ka Anna neviļus iesmējās‎ ― his tiny, trembling little voice sounded so tragic that Anna laughed involuntarily

9. (of people, enterprises) humble, small, insignificant (who owns little; who has an unimportant work, an unimportant position in society)

   sīks tirgotājs‎ ― small, insignificant merchant

   sīks namīpašnieks‎ ― small landlord, house owner

   sīkais preču ražotājs‎ ― small, petty commodity producer

   sīks amatniecības uzņēmums‎ ― small (handi)craft business

10. (of activities, events) small (without significant consequencess; unimportant, insignificant, irrelevant)

    sīks strīds, nedarbs‎ ― small dispute, mischief

    sīks huligānisms‎ ― small, petty hooliganism

    sīks zādzība‎ ― small, petty theft

    sīks iegansts‎ ― small, petty pretext

    sīkās intereses‎ ― small, insignificant interests

    sīks melis, zaglis‎ ― petty liar, thief

11. (of people, their behavior) small, petty, selfish, narrow-minded

    sīki egoisti‎ ― petty egoists

    sīka patmīļa, skaudība‎ ― petty selfishness, envy

12. (of information, knowledge) detailed (including or reflecting all facts, information)

    sīka instrukcija, informācija‎ ― detailed instructions, information

    sīks aprēķins, pārskats‎ ― detailed calculation, overview

    sīkāki pētījumi‎ ― more detailed studies

    literārā darba sīka analīze‎ ― detailed analysis of a literary work

Declension

Synonyms

• mazs
• neliels

Antonyms

• liels

Derived terms

• sīkums

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “sīks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7