zīmulis

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Latvian

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Zīmulis

Etymology

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Coined by Atis Kronvalds from zīme (sign, symbol) (q.v.) or zīmēt (to draw) ( +‎ -ulis) around 1870.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zīmulis m (2nd declension)

  1. pencil (instrument made of graphite or lead, usually inside a wooden frame, used for writing or drawing)
    smails zīmulissharp pencil
    rakstīt ar zīmulito write with a pencil
    zīmuļa vilciensa pencil stroke
    zīmuļu asināmaispencil sharpener
    asināt zīmulito sharpen a pencil
    krāsu, krāsainie zīmuļicolored pencils, crayons
    ciets, mīksts zīmulishard, soft pencil (i.e., with lead wears out slowly, or quickly)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “zīmulis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN