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bieds

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From the same stem as the verb biedēt “to scare,” made into a masculine, 1st-declension noun (ending -s).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bieds m (1st declension)

  1. an entity, a phenomenon that causes, inspires fear; a threat
    kara bieds ― the specter of war
    nāves bieds ― the sepcter of death
    mieru visā pasaulē it sevišķi apdraud atomkara bieds ― peace in the world is particularly threatened by the specter of atomic war
    sludinātājs pievērsās pareģojumiem par drīzo pasaules galu, piešalkdams Rasmai ausis pilnas ar baismu un biedu stāstiem ― the preacher focused on prophecies about the imminent end of the world, filling Rasma's ears with terrible, frightening stories

Declension

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Declension of bieds (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) bieds biedi
accusative (akuzatīvs) biedu biedus
genitive (ģenitīvs) bieda biedu
dative (datīvs) biedam biediem
instrumental (instrumentālis) biedu biediem
locative (lokatīvs) biedā biedos
vocative (vokatīvs) bied biedi
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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “baidīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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