stops

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English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: stŏps, IPA^(key): /stɑps/
• Rhymes: -ɒps

Noun

stops

1. plural of stop

Verb

stops

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stop

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Latvian

Etymology 1

From the same stem as the verb stiept (“to stretch, to pull”) (q.v.); the original meaning was probably “(something) stretched,” “(something) made tight by stretching.”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stūōps]

Noun

stops m (1st declension)

1. crossbow (an old mechanical weapon based on the bow and arrows, used to shoot bolts)

   stopu gatavošana prasīja daudz darba un pacietības ― the making of a crossbow demanded much work and patience

   Griģis veikli rīkojās ar stopu, un viņa bultas droši skrēja mērķim pretī ― Griģis quickly acted with (his) crossbow, and his arrows surely flew toward the goal

Declension

Synonyms

• loks

See also

• bulta, strēle

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German stōp (“measure of volume”), first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stūōps]

Noun

stops m (1st declension)

1. old unit for measuring volume, equivalent to approximately 1.3 cubic decimeters

   trumuli mēs nopirkām no Jaņķeļa par 15 kapeikām; viņā ieiet divi stopi ūdens ― we bought a drum from Jaņķeļš for 15 kopeks; it can hold 2 stopi (= 2.6 cubic decimeters) of water

2. a pot or bowl with this volume

   virtuvē nomazgājos, ar misiņa stopu liedams ūdeni saujā ― I washed in the kitchen, pouring water with the brass stops into my cupped hand

Declension

References

Swedish

Noun

stops

1. indefinite genitive singular of stop
2. indefinite genitive plural of stop

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