kakls

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kaklas, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷokʷlo-s (a variant of *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”)), a reduplicated form of *kʷel- (“to turn; to move”) (whence also celis (“knee”), q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian kãklas, Proto-Germanic *halsaz (Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals), German Hals).^[1]

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kakls m (1st declension)

1. (anatomy) neck

   tievs, garš, īss kakls ― slender, long, short neck

   zoss kakls ― goose neck

   kakla skriemeļi ― cervical (= neck) vertebrae

   izstiept kaklu ― to stretch one's neck

   aptīt šalli ap kaklu ― to wrap a scarf around one's neck

2. (syn. rīkle) throat

   iekaisis kakls ― a sore throat

   skalot kaklu ― to gargle one's throat

   kumoss iespiedies kaklā ― the morsel expanded in the throat

   kliegt, brēkt pilnā kaklā ― to scream in full throat (= very loud)

3. tapered, constricted part of an object or organ

   pudeles kakls ― bottle neck

   vāze ar garu kaklu ― a vase with a long neck

   dzemdes kakls ― uterus neck (i.e., the cervix)

• kaklarota
• apkakle
• kaklasaite
• dzemdes kakls

• rīkle