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Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *sink-, from Proto-Indo-European *senk-, *sn̥k-, from *sek- (“to drain, to dry up”) with an extra infix -n-. The original meaning was probably “thin water layer, spray, drops,” whence “small, tiny.” Cognates include Lithuanian sìnkus, dialectal sinkùs (“fine, thin (flour)”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sīks (definite sīkais, comparative sīkāks, superlative vissīkākais, adverb sīki)
- (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
- (of thread-line objects) thin, delicate
- sīki tīmekļi ― thin, delicate web threads
- (of money, coins) of small value
- sīka monēta ― small coin
- sīka nauda, sīknauda ― small change (lit. small money)
- sīki izdevumi ― small expenses
- (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)
- fine, thin (composed of tiny parts, almost homogeneous)
- sīka migliņa ― fine, thin mist
- sīks lietutiņš ― fine, thin rain, drizzle
- sīks sniedziņš ― fine, thin snow
- (of bodily processes) weak, difficult to perceive, detect
- sīks pulss ― tiny, weak pulse
- sīkas trīsas ― tiny, weak trembling, spasms
- (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
- (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
- (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
- (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
- (of people, their behavior) small, petty, selfish, narrow-minded
- sīki egoisti ― petty egoists
- sīka patmīļa, skaudība ― petty selfishness, envy
- (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
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Verb
sīks
- third-person singular/plural future indicative of sīkt
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