gulta

Derived from the verb gult (“to lie down”) (q.v.; cf. also its originally iterative-durative form gulēt (“to lie; to sleep”)). From the original meaning of gult (“to bend”), its participle gults indicated a “bent” or “dug in” place, probably via the meaning of animal sleeping places, which are often dug on the ground. Cognates include Lithuanian gùlta (“place to lie down”), gùltas (“sleeping place; sleeping boards; lake valley”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ɡùlta]

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gulta f (4th declension)

1. bed (piece of furniture for resting or sleeping on)

   dzelzs, koka gulta ― iron, wooden bed

   saliekamā gulta ― rollaway bed

   vienguļama gulta ― single bed

   divguļama, divvietīga gulta ― double bed

   laulības gulta ― double bed (lit. marriage bed)

   gultas galvgalis, kājgalis ― (bed) headboard, foot

   sēdēt uz gultas malas ― to sit on the edge of the bed

   klāt gultu ― to make (lit. cover) the bed

   likties gultā ― to go to bed, to go lie in bed

   kāzu gulta ― wedding bed

   gultas režīms ― bed rest

   gulēt uz gultas ― to lie in bed (because of illness)

   guļamistabā bija divas platas gultas ar baltām segām un lieliem, platiem spilveniem ― in the bedroom there were two wide beds with white blankets and big, wide pillows

• gult, gulēt
• gultne