kaklasaite

Latvian

Kaklasaite

Alternative forms

Etymology

From kakla (“neck[gen.]”) +‎ saite (“link, tie”).

Noun

kaklasaite f (5th declension)

  1. necktie
    zīda kaklasaite ― silk necktie
    gaiša, tumša, pulķota kaklasaite ― light, dark, flowered necktie
    apsiet kaklasaiti ― to tie a necktie

Usage notes

Apparently, kaklasaite is less colloquial, and thus more frequent in written Latvian, than šlipse.

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