josla

From the same stem found in josta (“belt”), Proto-Indo-European *yeh₃s- (“to girdle”), but with a different suffix (-l(a) instead of -t(a)). Cognates include Lithuanian júoslas (“tie, bind, bandage”), and, with yet another suffix, Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “belt, sash, zone”) (from *zṓsnā from *yōs-nā-).^[1]

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josla f (4th declension)

1. strip, stripe (a narrow, elongated part of an object or a surface that differs from its surroundings)

   krāsu joslas audumā ― red stripes on a piece of fabric

2. strip of land, strip-like part of a surface

   zemes, tīruma josla ― a land, field strip, lot

   tīrums sadalīts joslās ― the field is divided into strips, plots

   šķēršļu josla ― obstacle course, lane

3. (geography) an elongated area in general; zone; area

   ekvatoriālā, tropu, subtropu, polārā joslā ― equatorial, tropical, subtropical, polar zone

   laika josla, zona ― time zone

4. zone, region, area in general, of any form, on the ground, or on a given object

   stepju josla ― steppe area

   apdraudēta josla ― danger zone

   aizliegtā josla ― forbidden zone

   neitrālā josla ― neutral zone

   apstādījumu josla ― plantation area

   mežu, piejūras josla ― forest, coastal area

   plecu josla ― shoulder area (part of the body around one's shoulder)

5. (physics) range, band (variation interval for a physical variable)

   frekvenču josla ― frequency range, band

• (of "elongated area"): strēle

• asteroīdu josla

• josta