atslēga

Latvian




Etymology
From the same source as the verb (from, q.v.), of which it is a nominal form (made into a 4th-declension feminine noun). First mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.

Noun

 * 1) key object with which one can open or close a lock
 * 2) lock, latch mechanism on a door, drawer, etc. to keep it closed
 * 3) wrench, key a tool for turning screws, nuts, bolts or similar elements
 * 4) key, switch hand-operated contact device for interrupting an electric current
 * 5)  key main precondition for the obtention of something
 * 6)  key information that allows the decoding of an encrypted message
 * 7)  clef graphic symbol in musical notation used at the beginning of a line to determine the height and type of the following notes
 * 1) wrench, key a tool for turning screws, nuts, bolts or similar elements
 * 2) key, switch hand-operated contact device for interrupting an electric current
 * 3)  key main precondition for the obtention of something
 * 4)  key information that allows the decoding of an encrypted message
 * 5)  clef graphic symbol in musical notation used at the beginning of a line to determine the height and type of the following notes
 * 1) wrench, key a tool for turning screws, nuts, bolts or similar elements
 * 2) key, switch hand-operated contact device for interrupting an electric current
 * 3)  key main precondition for the obtention of something
 * 4)  key information that allows the decoding of an encrypted message
 * 5)  clef graphic symbol in musical notation used at the beginning of a line to determine the height and type of the following notes
 * 1)  key main precondition for the obtention of something
 * 2)  key information that allows the decoding of an encrypted message
 * 3)  clef graphic symbol in musical notation used at the beginning of a line to determine the height and type of the following notes
 * 1)  key information that allows the decoding of an encrypted message
 * 2)  clef graphic symbol in musical notation used at the beginning of a line to determine the height and type of the following notes
 * 1)  key information that allows the decoding of an encrypted message
 * 2)  clef graphic symbol in musical notation used at the beginning of a line to determine the height and type of the following notes
 * 1)  clef graphic symbol in musical notation used at the beginning of a line to determine the height and type of the following notes
 * 1)  clef graphic symbol in musical notation used at the beginning of a line to determine the height and type of the following notes
 * 1)  clef graphic symbol in musical notation used at the beginning of a line to determine the height and type of the following notes