different between stings vs spings

English

Noun

stings

1. plural of sting

Verb

stings

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sting

Latvian

Etymology

A parallel form to stingrs (“firm, strong, strict”), but without the r, both from the same stem as the verb stingt (“to harden, to stiffen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [st???s]

Adjective

stings (definite stingais, comparative sting?ks, superlative vissting?kais, adverb stingi)

1. hard, firm, stiff, rigid (characterized by hardness, also viscosity, usually at low temperatures or when some components evaporate)

2. (of people's or animals' bodies, their parts) hard, stiff, numb (having lost its usual strength or mobility because of low temperatures)

3. (of plants, occasionally animals) stiff, hard, frozen (where life processes were interrupted or limited, usually in cold, frosty weather)

4. (of corpses) rigid, stiff

5. (of places, environments, situations) rigid, stiff (without life, movement, sounds)

6. (of body parts, also facial expressions, looks) rigid, stiff (characterized by unchanging, fixed muscle positions)

7. (physics) rigid (capable of resisting deformation)

8. (technology) rigid (built in such a way that its elements cannot displace each other)

Declension

Synonyms

• ciets
• stingrs
• st?vs

Derived terms

• stingums

Related terms

• stingrs, stingrums, stingr?ba
• stingt

References

Swedish

Verb

stings

1. present tense passive of stinga.

English

Noun

spings

1. plural of sping