segli

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛklɪ

Noun

segli

1. indefinite dative singular of segl

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɡli/

Noun

segli

1. plural of seglo

Latvian

Segli

Alternative forms

• sedli (dialectal form)

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sæɡli]

Noun

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

Declension

Declension of segli (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	—	segli
accusative (akuzatīvs)	—	seglus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	—	seglu
dative (datīvs)	—	segliem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	—	segliem
locative (lokatīvs)	—	seglos
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	segli

Derived terms

• segliniece
• seglinieks

 

Related terms

• seglot

See also

• sēdeklis
• sedulka

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

segli n

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

Slovene

Participle

sẹ́gli

1. inflection of sẹ́či (“to reach”):
   1. masculine plural l-participle
   2. feminine/neuter dual l-participle