nuolaida

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

  • (Samogitian) nūlaida

Etymology

Related to nuolaidus (sloping, adjective).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnuɔɫɐɪ̯dɐ/

Noun

núolaida f (plural nuolaidos) stress pattern 1

  1. discount (amount deducted from the price)
    Knygos parduodamos su didelėmis nuolaidomis
    Books are on sale at big discounts
  2. concession (retreat from one's position)
    Darbininkai negali apsiriboti kova dėl kapitalistų atskirų nuolaidų
    The workers cannot limit themselves to fighting for individual concessions from the capitalists
  3. slope (descending area)
    Stogai neturi kraiko nei dvipusių nuolaidų vandeniui nuleisti
    The roofs have no litter or two-sided slopes to drain water
  4. (Samogitian) a lowered part of a roof or shelter
    Nuolaidą pilną medžių pridėjau.
    I added a lowered part of a roof full of trees.

Declension

  • nuolaidžiauti (to compromise, to make concessions)

References

  • nuolaida”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • nuolaida”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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