šķēres
See also: šķērēs
Latvian
Šķēres
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German schere or from Middle Dutch scheer, both meaning “scissors” (cf. also German Schere). It is first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃcɛ̄ːɾɛs]
Noun
šķēres f (5th declension)
- scissors (tool for cutting, consisting of two interconnected blades facing each other)
- griezt audumu ar šķērēm ― to cut fabric with scissors
- drēbnieka šķēres ― tailor's scissors
- dārznieka šķēres ― gardener's scissors
Usage notes
Šķēres is most frequent term for “scissors.” Its synonym grieznes is apparently in competition with it.
Declension
Declension of šķēres (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | — | šķēres |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | — | šķēres |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | — | šķēru |
| dative (datīvs) | — | šķērēm |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | — | šķērēm |
| locative (lokatīvs) | — | šķērēs |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | šķēres |
Synonyms
- (of "shears"): dzirkles
- grieznes
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “šķēres”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN