spīde

From the same stem as spīdēt, made into a feminine 5th-declension noun (ending -e).

spīde f (5th declension)

1. gloss, luster, shine

   bet pāri ceļam, slēpjot durkļu spīdi, Rīgas pulka karavīri visi savās vietās ― but across the road, hiding the shine of the bayonets, the soldiers of the Riga regiment (are) all in their positions

2. (of minerals) part of the name of certain minerals or ores consisting of metals combined generally with sulphur

   kobalta spīde ― colbatite (lit. cobalt shine), CoAsS

   svina spīde (= galenīts) ― galenite (lit. lead shine), PbS

• spīdums
• spodrums, spodrība

• spīdēt
• spīdīgs, spīdīgums