# sīks
## Latvian
### Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *sink-, from Proto-Indo-European *senk-, *sn̥k-, from *sek- (“to drain, to dry up”) with an extra infix -n-. The original meaning was probably “thin water layer, spray, drops,” whence “small, tiny.” Cognates include Lithuanian sìnkus, dialectal sinkùs (“fine, thin (flour)”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sîːks]
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### Adjective

sīks (definite sīkais, comparative sīkāks, superlative vissīkākais, adverb sīki)
* (objects, areas) tiny, little, small (having very small size)
    sīks olis ― small pebbles
    sīka pora ― tiny pore
    sīkas skrūves ― tiny screws
    sīkas detaļas ― small parts
    sīki vilnīši ― small wavelets
    sīks rokraksts ― small, tiny handwriting
    sīki zemes gabali ― small plots (lit. pieces of land)
    viņš sīkiem soļiem pārtipināja otrpus ielas ― with small steps he crossed to the other side of the street
* (of thread-line objects) thin, delicate
    sīki tīmekļi ― thin, delicate web threads
* (of money, coins) of small value
    sīka monēta ― small coin
    sīka nauda, sīknauda ― small change (lit. small money)
    sīki izdevumi ― small expenses
* (of people, living beings, their parts) very small, very thin
    sīks puisēns, šunelis, kukains ― small boy, puppy, insect
    sīki pirksti ― tiny, thin fingers
    sīks zars ― small, thin branch
    sīkas saknes ― small, thin roots
    sīkās dzērvenes ― small cranberries (different species)
* fine, thin (composed of tiny parts, almost homogeneous)
    sīka migliņa ― fine, thin mist
    sīks lietutiņš ― fine, thin rain, drizzle
    sīks sniedziņš ― fine, thin snow
* (of bodily processes) weak, difficult to perceive, detect
    sīks pulss ― tiny, weak pulse
    sīkas trīsas ― tiny, weak trembling, spasms
* (of natural phenomena) weak (having low intensity, little effect)
    es klausos un jūtos kā lapa, kā dreboša apses lapa, kas trīso vissīkākā vējā ― I listen and feel like a leaf, a trembling aspen leaf, trembling in the tiniest, weakest wind
* (of sounds) relatively quiet, short, and high-pitched
    tik sīkais troksnītis tagad šķiet pērkonam līdzīgs ― such a tiny noise now sounds like thunder
    viņa sīkā, drebulīgā balstiņa izskanēja tik traģiski, ka Anna neviļus iesmējās ― his tiny, trembling little voice sounded so tragic that Anna laughed involuntarily
* (of people, enterprises) humble, small, insignificant (who owns little; who has an unimportant work, an unimportant position in society)
    sīks tirgotājs ― small, insignificant merchant
    sīks namīpašnieks ― small landlord, house owner
    sīkais preču ražotājs ― small, petty commodity producer
    sīks amatniecības uzņēmums ― small (handi)craft business
* (of activities, events) small (without significant consequencess; unimportant, insignificant, irrelevant)
    sīks strīds, nedarbs ― small dispute, mischief
    sīks huligānisms ― small, petty hooliganism
    sīks zādzība ― small, petty theft
    sīks iegansts ― small, petty pretext
    sīkās intereses ― small, insignificant interests
    sīks melis, zaglis ― petty liar, thief
* (of people, their behavior) small, petty, selfish, narrow-minded
    sīki egoisti ― petty egoists
    sīka patmīļa, skaudība ― petty selfishness, envy
* (of information, knowledge) detailed (including or reflecting all facts, information)
    sīka instrukcija, informācija ― detailed instructions, information
    sīks aprēķins, pārskats ― detailed calculation, overview
    sīkāki pētījumi ― more detailed studies
    literārā darba sīka analīze ― detailed analysis of a literary work

#### Synonyms

* mazs
* neliels

#### Antonyms

* liels

#### Derived terms

* sīkums

### Verb

sīks
* third-person singular/plural future indicative of sīkt

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “sīks”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN