siekalas

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Siekalas

Etymology

From the same stem as slieka (earthworm) (q.v.), with dissimilation (*sliekalas > siekalas); note dialectal forms like sliekas (saliva), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sley- (slimy, slippery, glide).[1]

The synonymous word slienas comes also from the same stem, but with an extra n instead of an extra k.[2]

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Noun

siekalas f (4th declension)

  1. (usually in the plural) saliva (secretions of the glands in the mouth)
    siekalu dziedzerisalivary glands
    siekalu pilienisaliva drops
    siekalas saskrien mutēsaliva is flowing to (one's) mouth
    izspļaut siekalasto spit out saliva
    siekalas teksaliva is flowing (= one wants something very much)
    siekalas samitrina sauso uzturu un noskalo no mutes gļotādas kaitīgās un liekās vielassaliva moistens the dry food and washes away harmful substances from the mouth surface

Usage notes

A nominative singular form siekala exists but is only sporadically attested.

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References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “662-64”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 662-64
  2. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “siekalas”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN