sīpols

Latvian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch sipol (cf. Middle Low German sipolle, German Zwiebel), itself a borrowing from Italian cipollo, from Latin cīpulla, cepulla, the diminutive form of cēpa, of uncertain origin (perhaps a borrowing from an unattested Ancient Greek word.)

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Noun

sīpols m (1st declension)

1. onion (herbaceous plant, sp. Allium cepa, with succulent tubular or flat leaves and underground edible bulbs)

   dārzā sīpols ― garden onion

   ziemas sīpols ― winter onion

   vasaras sīpols ― summer onion

   krūmāju sīpols ― scrub onion

   jūras sīpols ― sea onion

   sīpolu ziedi ― onion flowers

   sīpoli un ķiploki ir plaši pazīstami garšaugi, tos lieto ārstniecībā kopš seniem laikiem ― onion and garlic are well-known herbs, they have been used in medicine sindnce ancient times

2. onion (the bulb of this plant, used in cooking)

   sīpolu mias, sīpolmizas ― onion peel

   sīpolu virtene ― string of onions (for winter storage)

   pēc garšas īpašībām sīpoli iedalāmi saldajos, pussīvajos un sīvajos sīpolos ― by the quality of their taste, onions can be divided into sweet, half-pungent and pungent onions

   blakus pavardam kā lielas dzintara krelles karājās sīpolu virtenes ― next to the fireplace, like big amber beads, (there) hung strings of onions

3. (botany) bulb (a modification of the stem and shriveled leaves of certain plants, among which onions, which accumulates nutrients)

   gladiolu, tulpju sīpols ― gladiole, tulip bulbs

   ķiplokam ir salikts sīpols, kas sastāv no vairākiem patstāvīgiem sīpoliem, un katra nolauztā ķiploka daiva izveido jaunu augu ― garlic has a compound bulb which consists of several independent bulbs, and every clove of garlic that breaks off originates a new plant

4. (anatomy) follicle (part of the hair situated under the skin)

   mati nosirmo kad mata sīpolā attiecīgs iecirknis pārstāj ražot pigmentu ― hairs become gray when the respective region of the hair follicle stops producing pigment

   ir dažādas metodes lieko matu likvidēšanai, taču visām ir būtisks trūkums: tās neiznīcina mata sīpolu ― there are various methods to eliminate excess hair, but they all have an essential flaw: they do not destroy the hair follicle

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