skuķe
See also: skuķē
Latvian
editEtymology
editFrom skuķis (“girl, young woman”) + -e (“fem.”), a more recent derivation; the masculine form skuķis is older.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editskuķe f (5th declension)
- (colloquial) girl, young woman
- Gundagas skopajās atmiņās Dagmāra bija palikusi kā izstīdzējusi, neglīta, garstilbaina skuķe ― in Gundaga's stingry memory, Dagmāra had remained a thin, ugly, long-legged girl
- trešā stāva balkonā sīka skuķe brūnā skolnieces apģērbā visu laiku sēd nepakustēdamās ― on the third floor balcony a girl in brown schoolgirl uniform was sitting, all the time without moving
- kas sagrāvis viņa autoritāti, ka šie zeņķi un skuķes uzdrošinās viņu neklausīt? ― what had broken his authority, so that these boys and girls dared to disobey him?
- (colloquial) young woman who does not lead a decent life, who is slutty, or a possible criminal
- vienā rudens svētdienā atnāca atkal Andrejs uz pirtiņu ciemoties, bet viņam līdzi kāda pavisam sveša skuķe; vēlāk, projām ejot, viņa pat noliecās bučot Andreja mātei roku ― on an autumn Sunday Andrejs came back to the sauna to visit, and some totally unknown woman came to him; later, while walking away, she leaned over to kiss Andrejs' mother's hand
Declension
editDeclension of skuķe (5th declension)
Synonyms
editAntonyms
edit- (antonym(s) of “of "girl"”): zēns, puika, puisēns, puisītis, zeņķis
- (antonym(s) of “of "young, unmarried woman"”): zēns, puika, puisis
References
edit- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “skuķis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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