stops

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

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• Rhymes: -ɒps

stops

1. plural of stop

stops

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of stop

• Posts, posts, spots

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.”^[1]

• IPA^(key): [stūōps]

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

• loks

• bulta, strēle

Borrowed from Middle Low German stōp (“measure of volume”), first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [stūōps]

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

stops

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

• posts