gnida
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Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gňida.
Pronunciation
Noun
gnida f inan (diminutive gnidka)
- nit (egg of a louse)
Declension
Declension of gnida
Derived terms
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “gnida”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “gnida”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gňida.
Pronunciation
Noun
gnida f (related adjective gnidowy)
- nit (egg of a louse)
Declension
Declension of gnida
Noun
gnida m pers or f
- (colloquial, derogatory) scumbag (contemptible person)
- Synonym: szuja
Declension
Masculine declension:
Declension of gnida
Feminine declension:
Declension of gnida
Further reading
- gnida in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gnida in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse gníða, from Proto-Germanic *gnīdaną. Cognate with Danish gnide and English gnide.
Verb
gnida (present gnider, preterite gned, supine gnidit, imperative gnid)
- to rub
Conjugation
Conjugation of gnida (class 1 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gnida | gnidas | ||
| Supine | gnidit | gnidits | ||
| Imperative | gnid | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gniden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gnider | gned | gnids, gnides | gneds |
| Ind. plural1 | gnida | gnedo | gnidas | gnedos |
| Subjunctive2 | gnide | gnede | gnides | gnedes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gnidande | |||
| Past participle | gniden | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
- gnugga (“rub hard with small movements”)
Further reading
- gnida in Svensk ordbok.