stulms

English

Noun

stulms

  1. plural of stulm

Latvian

Stulmu zābaki

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *stulm-, from Proto-Indo-European *stl̥m, from the zero grade form of *stel- (to put in standing position; to stand; standing, immobile, stiff) with an extra element -m. Cognates include Swedish stolm (stubble).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [stûlms]

Noun

stulms m (1st declension)

  1. top of a boot, the part that covers the shin up to the knees; boot leg
    stulmu zābakiboots that have (boot)legs
    sabāzt bikšu galus stulmosstuff the ends of one's pants into one's boot legs

Declension

See also

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “stulms”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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