grieznes
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Grieznes
See also: grieznēs
Latvian
Etymology
A new word, coined from griez(t) (“to cut”) + -ne in the 1930s.
Pronunciation
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Noun
grieznes f (5th declension)
- scissors (tool for cutting, consisting of two interconnected blades facing each other)
- asas grieznes ― sharp scissors
- metāla grieznes ― metal scissors
- dārza grieznes' ― garden scissors
- drēbnieka grieznes ― tailor's scissors
- nogriezt ar grieznēm audumu ― to cut fabric with scissors
- māte paņem grieznes un iet ārdīt vaļā aizšuvumu ― mother takes the scissors and goes to unravel the sewing
- pēc nedaudzām minūtēm metāla grieznes pašķira eju dzeloņstieplu žogā ― after a few minutes the metal scissors cut its way throw the barbed wire fence
Usage notes
The most frequent term for “scissors” is šķēres; apparently, grieznes is in competition with it.
Declension
Declension of grieznes (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | — | grieznes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | grieznes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | griezņu |
| dative (datīvs) | — | grieznēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | grieznēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | — | grieznēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | grieznes |
Synonyms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “griezt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN