vīle

See also: vile and vīlē

Latvian

Etymology 1

Vīles

Rombveida vīles

Nagu vīle

Borrowed from Middle High German vīle, or Middle Dutch vīle (“file”) (compare German Feile, English file). First mentioned in 17th-century sources.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vīːlɛ]

Noun

vīle f (5th declension)

1. (carpentry tool) file (block of coarse metal attached to a handle, used for removing sharp edges or cutting)

   plakana, apaļa vīle ― flat, round file

   rombveida vīle ― diamond file

   rupja vīle, rupjvīle ― coarse file

   smalka vīle, smalkvīle ― smooth, fine file

   skrāpju vīle, skrāpjvīle, skrāpvīle ― rasp, grater file

   nagu vīle ― nail file

   vīles spals ― file handle

   iecirst vīlei jaunus zobus ― to cut new teeth on a file

   vīle jātur ar abām rokām ― a file must be held with both hands

Declension

Declension of vīle (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	vīle	vīles
accusative (akuzatīvs)	vīli	vīles
genitive (ģenitīvs)	vīles	vīļu
dative (datīvs)	vīlei	vīlēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	vīli	vīlēm
locative (lokatīvs)	vīlē	vīlēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	vīle	vīles

Derived terms

• rupjvīle, rupja vīle
• smalkvīle, smalka vīle
• skrāpjvīle, skrāpvīle, skrāpju vīle

Etymology 2

Vīle

Vīle

From the verb vīt (“to twist, to wind, to wreathe”) (q.v.) +‎ -e (with an extra element -l). The orginial meaning was probably “something (that was) wound” (compare Lithuanian vielà “wire” < “something wound”), from which also “something sewn.”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vìːlɛ]

Noun

vīle f (5th declension)

1. seam, hem (folded back and stitched piece of fabric)

   krekla vīle ― shirt hem

   sānu, plecu vīle ― side, shoulder seam

   zeķes bez vīles ― socks without seam(s)

   vīles kreklam atirušas ― the shirt seams have come undone, have unraveled

   iegludināt biksēm vīles ― to iron the pants hems

2. seam-like, line-like projection or fold on clothes, fabric, created by folding or ironing

   armijas bikses ar nažveidīgi asām iegludinājumu vīlēm ― army pants with knife-like sharp ironed seams

3. line-like swelling or injury on the skin, usually a result of a blow or hit; also a line-like scar or wrinkle

   kreisajos deniņos, kur mati bija tālu atkāpusies, ārsts sataustīja cietu rētas vīli ― on the left temple, where the hair had receded far, the doctor felt a hard line-like scar

   tiešām, tas bija vecs cilvēks, kurš te sēdēja uz Maijas gultas, tumšās vīlēs sastrādātās rokas klēpī salicis ― indeed, it was an old man who sat on Maija's bed, his hands, full of dark line-like bruises from work, placed on (his) lap

4. (rare) a relatively narrow rectilinear band or stripe formed by surrounding objects

   kas būtu mūsu Latvija bez kokiem, bez birztalām, bez silu zilām vīlēm? — what would our Latvia be without trees, without groves, without the blue stripes of pine forests?

   mēness aiz mākoņiem uzlēcis; lauku ceļu vīles labi saskātamas ― the moon rose behind the clouds; the stripes of the field roads (became) clearly visible

Declension

Declension of vīle (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	vīle	vīles
accusative (akuzatīvs)	vīli	vīles
genitive (ģenitīvs)	vīles	vīļu
dative (datīvs)	vīlei	vīlēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	vīli	vīlēm
locative (lokatīvs)	vīlē	vīlēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	vīle	vīles

Synonyms

• šuve