ledus

See also: lédús

Latvian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *ledús, from Proto-Indo-European *ledʰ- (“ice”), perhaps the same as *leydʰ- (“slippery, to slide”). Cognates include Lithuanian lẽdas, dialectal ledùs, Old Prussian ladis, Latgalian lads, Russian лёд (ljod), Old Church Slavonic ледъ (ledŭ), Czech led, Polish lód.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlædus]
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Noun

ledus m (3rd declension)

  1. ice, frozen water
    ledus kristāli ― ice cristals
    ledus slānis ― ice layer
    plāns ledus ― thin ice
    lauzt ledu ― to break the ice
    ledus kūst, lūst, krakšķ ― the ice melts, breaks, cracks
    auksts kā ledus ― cold as ice
    ledus skapis, ledusskapis ― ice cupboard (= refrigerator)
    ledus balets ― ballet (skating) on ice

Declension

Declension of ledus (3rd declension)
singular plural
nominative ledus ledi
genitive ledus ledu
dative ledum lediem
accusative ledu ledus
instrumental ledu lediem
locative ledū ledos
vocative ledus ledi

Derived terms

References

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