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Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as slieka (“earthworm”) (q.v.): Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“humid, mucous, sticky, slippery, smooth”). The semantic evolution was probably “sticky, slippery” > “smooth” > “thin” > “tall, slender”.[1]
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Adjective
slaiks (definite slaikais, comparative slaikāks, superlative visslaikākais, adverb slaiki)
- (of people, body parts) tall, slender, slim
- slaiks, gaišmatains puisis ― slender, fair-haired guy
- viņa bija skaista, slaika meita ar tumšbrūniem matiem ― she was a beautiful, slender girl with dark brown hair
- (of trees, their trunks) slender (with a tall, straight trunk without branches)
- slaikas priedes ― tall, slender pine trees
- kokiem slaiki stumbri ― the trees (have) tall, slender trunks
- (of plants) slender, straight (having straight stems)
- ceriņi, trausli un slaiki ― lilacs, delicate and slender
- (of objects) slender, slim (thin and relatively tall, high)
- slaiks tornis ― high, slender tower
- 'slaikas sveces ― tall, slender candles
- (of movements) broad
- iet ar slaiku soli ― to go with broad step(s)
- lidmašīna apmeta slaiku loku ― the airplane made a broad circle
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