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Meaning of lāpstiņa | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2
[lâːpstiɲa]

Definitions

  1. locative singular of lāpstiņa
    feminine, form-of, locative, singular
  2. various blade-having tools similar to a shovel like spades, spatulas, trowels, etc.
    declension-4, feminine
  3. a flat, blade-like machinery element (e.g., in turbines, propellers, etc.)
    declension-4, feminine
  4. shoulder blade (triangular bone behind the thorax)
    declension-4, feminine
  5. a flat, wide, shovel-like horn structure (e.g., on an elk)
    declension-4, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“kūku lāpstiņa”

cake spatula

“stādāmā lāpstiņa”

garden trowel

“mūrnieka lāpstiņa”

mason's trowel

“koku mizošanai ļoti vajadzīgs darba rīks ir mizojamā lāpstiņa”

a very important tool for barking trees is the peeling blade

“sūkņa lāpstiņa”

pump impeller (lit. blade)

“turbīnas lāpstiņa”

turbine blade

“ventilatora lāpstiņa”

fan, ventilator blade

“labā, kreisā lāpstiņa”

right, left shoulder blade

“lāpstiņas kauls”

shoulder blade bone, scapula

“visspēcīgāk izveidotas ragu lāpstiņas ir Sibīrijas aļņiem, toties Tālo Austrumu aļņiem lāpstiņas gandrīz nekad neveidojas”

the Siberian elks have the most strongly developed horn blades; in contrast, the Far East elks almost never develop blades

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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