grīda

See also: grida and grīdā

Latvian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *grindā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥ndʰ-éh₂, from *gʰrendʰ- (beam, plank), from *gʰer- (to have protuberances, protrusions). Cognates include Lithuanian grindà (bridge plank, beam; a covering of planks, beams; earthen floor), grindìs (floor plank, (pl.) floor), Old Prussian grandico (think plank, beam) (< *grandikā, diminutive of *grandā), Russian гряда́ (grjadá, stack; flowerbed; (dialectal) plank cover; shelf; main beam), Old Norse grind (grid, lattice), Old English grindel, Old High German grintil (ridge, pole), Latin grunda (roof) (< *grondʰeh₂).[1]

Noun

grīda m

  1. (archaic) genitive singular of grīds

grīda f (4th declension)

  1. floor, flooring (covering of the lower surface of a room, on which people walk)
    dēļu grīdaplank floor
    parketa grīdainlaid floor
    ķieģeļu grīdabrick floor
    grīdas dēlisfloor plank
    likt grīduto lay the floor
    mazgāt grīduto wash the floor'
    kaila grīdanaked floor (a floor not covered with anything)
    deju grīdadance floor

Declension

Declension of grīda (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative grīda grīdas
genitive grīdas grīdu
dative grīdai grīdām
accusative grīdu grīdas
instrumental grīdu grīdām
locative grīdā grīdās
vocative grīda grīdas

Synonyms

References

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