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 zābaki ― boots that have (boot)legs
    sabāzt bikšu galus stulmos ― stuff 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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