šķēres

See also: šķērēs

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German schere or from Middle Dutch scheer, both meaning “scissors” (cf. also German Schere). It is first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃcɛ̄ːɾɛs]

Noun

šķēres f (5th declension)

  1. scissors (tool for cutting, consisting of two interconnected blades facing each other)
    griezt audumu ar šķērēm ― to cut fabric with scissors
    drēbnieka šķēres ― tailor's scissors
    dārznieka šķēres ― gardener's scissors

Usage notes

Šķēres is most frequent term for “scissors.” Its synonym grieznes is apparently in competition with it.

Declension

Declension of šķēres (5th declension)
singular plural
nominative — šķēres
genitive — šķēru
dative — šķērēm
accusative — šķēres
instrumental — šķērēm
locative — šķērēs
vocative — šķēres

Synonyms

References

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