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Latvian
Etymology
From aiz- + galds (“table; (archaic) log, board”).
Pronunciation
Noun
aizgalds m (1st declension)
- (rare) compartment in a barn or animal shed to keep pigs, sheep, calves, etc.; stall, pen
- aizgalds baroklim ― a pen for fattening (pigs)
- sivēnu aizgalds ― piglet pen
- teļu aizgalds ― calf pen
- ierīkot aizgaldu ― to set up a pen, stall
- Marija iekāpa aizgaldā, notupās pakaišos un apsveicinājās ar katru jēru atsevišķi ― Marija got into the pen, knelt (by) the (calf) litter and greeted every calf separately
- (dialectal) compartment under a building, in a basement or cellar
- vislielākais aizgalds pagrabā bija aizņemts ar kartupeļiem, kuri aizsedza gandrīz visu pakaļējo akmens sienu ― the largest comparment in the basement was taken (= filled) with potatoes, which hid most of the rear stone wall
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