bieds
Latvian
Etymology
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
bieds m (1st declension)
- 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
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bieds | biedi |
| genitive | bieda | biedu |
| dative | biedam | biediem |
| accusative | biedu | biedus |
| instrumental | biedu | biediem |
| locative | biedā | biedos |
| vocative | bied | biedi |
Related terms
- biedēt, biedēklis
- baidīt, baidīties
- bail, bailes, bailīgs, bailīgums, bailība
- bikls, biklums, biklība
- bīties
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “baidīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN