[tiêws]
CilmeFrom Proto-Balto-Slavic *tenˀwas, from an old Proto-Indo-European u-stem noun *ténh₂us to which secondary adjectival endings were added (*tenh₂-u-os), from Proto-Indo-European *tenh₂- (“to stretch, to pull, to strain”) (whence also tīt (“to wind, to coil, to wrap”), q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian tévas (“slender, thin, delicate”), Proto-Slavic *tьnъ (Old Church Slavonic тьнъкъ (tĭnŭkŭ), Russian то́нкий (tónkij), Ukrainian то́нкий (tónkyj, “thin, delicate”), Bulgarian тъ́нък (tǎ́nǎk, “slender, thin, delicate, light”), Czech tenký (“thin, delicate”), Polish cienki (“thin, fluid”), Upper Sorbian čeńki (“thin, weak”)), Old High German thunni, dunni (“slender, thin”), German dünn, English thin, Sanskrit तनु (tanú, “slender, thin, small, weak”), Latin tenuis (“slender, thin, narrow, delicate, simple”), Ossetian тӕн (tæn, “slender, thin”).
- thin (having a relatively small cross-section)
“tievs zīmulis, vads” — thin pencil, pipe
“tieva caurule, aukla” — thin tube, string
“tievs kakls” — thin neck
- thin, slim, slender (having relatively small size and low weight)
“tieva meitene” — thin girl
“tievs viduklis” — thin waist
“tievas kājas, rokas” — thin legs, arms
- high-pitched
“balstiņa dusmās divreiz tievāka kā parasti” — (his) little voice in anger (was) twice as thin as usual
Formastievais(definite) · tievāks(comparative) · vistievākais(superlative) · tievi(adverb) · tievs(masculine, nominative, singular) · tievi(masculine, nominative, plural) · tieva(feminine, nominative, singular) · tievas(feminine, nominative, plural) · tieva(genitive, masculine, singular) · tievu(genitive, masculine, plural) · tievas(feminine, genitive, singular) · tievu(feminine, genitive, plural) · tievam(dative, masculine, singular) · tieviem(dative, masculine, plural) · tievai(dative, feminine, singular) · tievām(dative, feminine, plural) · tievu(accusative, masculine, singular) · tievus(accusative, masculine, plural) · tievu(accusative, feminine, singular) · tievas(accusative, feminine, plural)
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