strēle

Etymology
From, , from (whence also 🇨🇬, q.v.) with an extra l. The same stem also yielded the 17th-/18th-century verb, later replaced by. The basic meaning must have been “to scatter, to throw (around)”, from which “to shoot” and, as a nominalized form, “that which is shot”. Cognates include 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  arrow, dart projectile thrown with a bow
 * 2) arrow a component part that is thin and long, usually used for pointing
 * 3) something narrow and elongated like an arrow
 * 4)  beam, ray
 * kā ugunīga pātaga tumsu pārcirta zibens strēle — like a fiery whip, the lightning bolt (lit. arrow, ray) cut thourgh the dakrness
 * 1)  narrow, elongated formation, strip
 * 2)  strip, stretch narrow, elongated area
 * 3)  jib, boom the projecting arm of a crane
 * kā ugunīga pātaga tumsu pārcirta zibens strēle — like a fiery whip, the lightning bolt (lit. arrow, ray) cut thourgh the dakrness
 * 1)  narrow, elongated formation, strip
 * 2)  strip, stretch narrow, elongated area
 * 3)  jib, boom the projecting arm of a crane
 * 1)  strip, stretch narrow, elongated area
 * 2)  jib, boom the projecting arm of a crane
 * 1)  jib, boom the projecting arm of a crane
 * 1)  jib, boom the projecting arm of a crane
 * 1)  jib, boom the projecting arm of a crane

Usage notes
The preferred term for "arrow" as a weapon is, while is more frequently used metaphorically, or when talking about pointing signs or component parts.