spīde
See also: spide and spīdē
Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as spīdēt, made into a feminine 5th-declension noun (ending -e).
Noun
spīde f (5th declension)
- gloss, luster, shine
- bet pāri ceļam, slēpjot durkļu spīdi, Rīgas pulka karavīri visi savās vietās ― but across the road, hiding the shine of the bayonets, the soldiers of the Riga regiment (are) all in their positions
- (of minerals) part of the name of certain minerals or ores consisting of metals combined generally with sulphur
- kobalta spīde ― colbatite (lit. cobalt shine), CoAsS
- svina spīde (= galenīts} ― galenite (lit. lead shine), PbS
Declension
Declension of spīde (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | spīde | spīdes |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | spīdi | spīdes |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | spīdes | spīžu |
| dative (datīvs) | spīdei | spīdēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | spīdi | spīdēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | spīdē | spīdēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | spīde | spīdes |
Synonyms
- spīdums
- spodrums, spodrība
Related terms
- spīdēt
- spīdīgs, spīdīgums