sīks

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)”).[1]

• IPA^(key): [sîːks]

sīks (definite sīkais, comparative sīkāks, superlative vissīkākais, adverb sīki)

1. (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

2. (of thread-line objects) thin, delicate

   sīki tīmekļi ― thin, delicate web threads

3. (of money, coins) of small value

   sīka monēta ― small coin

   sīka nauda, sīknauda ― small change (lit. small money)

   sīki izdevumi ― small expenses

4. (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)

5. fine, thin (composed of tiny parts, almost homogeneous)

   sīka migliņa ― fine, thin mist

   sīks lietutiņš ― fine, thin rain, drizzle

   sīks sniedziņš ― fine, thin snow

6. (of bodily processes) weak, difficult to perceive, detect

   sīks pulss ― tiny, weak pulse

   sīkas trīsas ― tiny, weak trembling, spasms

7. (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

8. (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

9. (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

10. (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

11. (of people, their behavior) small, petty, selfish, narrow-minded

    sīki egoisti ― petty egoists

    sīka patmīļa, skaudība ― petty selfishness, envy

12. (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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sīks

1. third-person singular/plural future indicative of sīkt