grīda
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Latvian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (archaic) grīds
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *grindā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥ndʰ-éh₂, from *gʰrendʰ- (“beam, plank”), from *gʰer- (“to have protuberances, protrusions”). Cognates include Lithuanian grindà (“bridge plank, beam; a covering of planks, beams; earthen floor”), grindìs (“floor plank, (pl.) floor”), Old Prussian grandico (“think plank, beam”) (< *grandikā, diminutive of *grandā), Russian гряда́ (grjadá, “stack; flowerbed; (dialectal) plank cover; shelf; main beam”), Old Norse grind (“grid, lattice”), Old English grindel, Old High German grintil (“ridge, pole”), Latin grunda (“roof”) (< *grondʰeh₂).[1]
Noun
[edit]grīda m
grīda f (4th declension)
- floor, flooring (covering of the lower surface of a room, on which people walk)
- dēļu grīda ― plank floor
- parketa grīda ― inlaid floor
- ķieģeļu grīda ― brick floor
- grīdas dēlis ― floor plank
- likt grīdu ― to lay the floor
- mazgāt grīdu ― to wash the floor'
- kaila grīda ― naked floor (a floor not covered with anything)
- deju grīda ― dance floor
Declension
[edit]Declension of grīda (4th declension)
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “grīda”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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- Latvian etymologies from LEV
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- Latvian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰrendʰ-
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- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Latvian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian non-lemma forms
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- Latvian terms with archaic senses
- Latvian lemmas
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