ziepes

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See also: ziepēs

Latvian

 ziepes on Latvian Wikipedia
Tualetes ziepes

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German sepe, seepe or Middle Dutch zepe “soap,” first attested in Latvian in 17th-century dictionaries.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

ziepes f (5th declension)

  1. soap (substance, synthetic or derived from fats, used for washing, usually in the form of a bar or as a liquid)
    cietās, šķidrās ziepes ― solid, liquid soap
    pastveida, pulvera ziepes ― pasty, powder soap
    veļas ziepes ― laundry soap
    medicīniskās ziepes ― medicinal soap
    ziepju gabals ― piece of soap
    ziepju putas, burbulis ― soap foam, bubble
    ziepju trauks ― soap dish
    saimniecības ziepes ― household soap
    tualetes ziepes ― bathroom soap
    bērnu ziepes ― children's soap
    ūdens bija spirdzinoši auksts, rozā ziepes smaržoja pēc zemenēm ― the water was crispy cold, the pink soap smelled like strawberries
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) trouble; bad, undesirable situation or state
    uzradās kontrole, un kolēģim tikko nesanāca ziepes ― there was a control, and (my) colleagues almost met (= got into) trouble
    bet tagad ņem un izstāsti, kas tev īsti ir par ziepēm... mēs šeit Lestonā esam sirds cilvēki, gatavi palīdzēt - diena vai nakts ― but now do tell (us) what kind of trouble you have (= you are in)... we, here in Lestons, are kind people, always ready to help - day and night

Declension

Declension of ziepes (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) — ziepes
accusative (akuzatīvs) — ziepes
genitive (ģenitīvs) — ziepju
dative (datīvs) — ziepēm
instrumental (instrumentālis) — ziepēm
locative (lokatīvs) — ziepēs
vocative (vokatīvs) — ziepes

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ziepes”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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