ledus
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Ledus
See also: lédús
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *ledús, from Proto-Indo-European *ledʰ- (“ice”), perhaps the same as *leydʰ- (“slippery, to slide”). Cognates include Lithuanian lẽdas, dialectal ledùs, Old Prussian ladis, Latgalian lads, Russian лёд (ljod), Old Church Slavonic ледъ (ledŭ), Czech led, Polish lód.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
ledus m (3rd declension)
- ice, frozen water
- ledus kristāli ― ice cristals
- ledus slānis ― ice layer
- plāns ledus ― thin ice
- lauzt ledu ― to break the ice
- ledus kūst, lūst, krakšķ ― the ice melts, breaks, cracks
- auksts kā ledus ― cold as ice
- ledus skapis, ledusskapis ― ice cupboard (= refrigerator)
- ledus balets ― ballet (skating) on ice
Declension
Declension of ledus (3rd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | ledus | ledi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | ledu | ledus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | ledus | ledu |
| dative (datīvs) | ledum | lediem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | ledu | lediem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | ledū | ledos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | ledus | ledi |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ledus”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN