slida

See also: slída and slidā

Latvian

Adjective

slida

  1. (dialectal) genitive masculine singular of slids
  2. (dialectal) nominative feminine singular of slids

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish slidh, from Old Norse slíðr (“sword”), related to the verb slíta (“to tear apart, slice”), from Proto-Germanic *slītaną. [1] Cognate to English slit.

Noun

slida c

  1. a sheath, a scabbard (for knives or swords)
  2. (anatomy) a vagina
    Synonym: vagina

Declension

Declension of slida
nominative genitive
singular indefinite slida slidas
definite slidan slidans
plural indefinite slidor slidors
definite slidorna slidornas

Synonyms

  • (scabbard): balja c (for e.g. sabres), skida (for swords in general)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “923-927”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 923-927
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