ledus

See also: lédús

Latvian
Ledus

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
  • IPA(key): [lædus]
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Noun

ledus m (3rd declension)

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