segli

segli

1. indefinite dative singular of segl

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɡli/

segli

1. plural of seglo

• sedli (dialectal form)

A parallel form to (still dialectally attested) sedli, from Proto-Baltic *sedula, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”) (whence also Latvian sēdēt (“to sit”), q.v.) with an extra ul; the original meaning was thus “seat” (cf. Latin sella (“seat; saddle”)). Some researchers consider this word a borrowing from Slavic languages, but others point out that the stem *sed- did survive in Baltic: e.g., segliņš (“spindle-tree”), named after the similarity between its fruit and a saddle. The two parallel forms segli and sedli co-existed well into the 19th century, at the end of which segli became the preferred form in the standard language. Cognates include Proto-Slavic *sedъlo (Old Church Slavonic седьло (sedĭlo), Russian, Bulgarian седло́ (sedló), Czech sedlo, Polish siodło), Old High German satul, satal, German Sattel, English saddle.[1]

• IPA^(key): [sæɡli]

segli m (1st declension)

1. saddle (horse tack item, placed on the back of a horse either for riding or for attaching a load to the back of the animal)

   jātnieka segli ― rider's saddle

   kavalērijas segli ― cavalry saddle

   nastu segli ― harness (lit. burden) saddle

   seglu josta ― saddle strap, cinch

   seglu kāpslis ― stirrup (lit. saddle footboard)

   piesprādzēt seglus ― to fasten the saddle

   sēdēt seglos ― to sit in the saddle

   izlēkt no segliem ― to jump out of the saddle

   viņš smagi uzsēdās zirgā, ilgi nevarēdams ierīkoties seglos, kā nākas ― he sat heavily on the horse, for a while unable to settle properly in the saddle

2. (dated sense) seat (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.}}

   sēsties seglos velosipēdam ― to sit down on the bicycle seat

• seglot

• sēdeklis
• sedulka

segli n

1. (non-standard since 2012) plural definite of segl