Latvian

Pudele

Alternative forms

• (archaic form) budele
• (dialectal form) butele

Noun

pudele f (5th declension)

1. bottle (container with a tapered top for storing liquids)

   stikla, papīra pudele‎ ― glass, paper bottle

   piena, alus, vīna pudele‎ ― milk, beer, wine bottle

   graduēta pudele‎ ― graduated bottle

   pudeles kakls‎ ― bottle neck

   pudeles vēders‎ ― bottle body (lit. belly)

   pudeļu stikls‎ ― bottle glass

   pudeļu laka‎ ― bottle polish

   skalot pudeles‎ ― to rinse the bottles

   ieliet pudelē ūdeni‎ ― to pour water into the bottle'

   termosa pudele, termospudele‎ ― thermos bottle

   Arturs atkorķēja pudeli un nolika to uz galda‎ ― Arturs opened the bottle and put it on the table

2. bottle (the container and its contents)

   nopirkt divas sulas pudeles‎ ― to buy two bottles of juice

3. bottle (its contents)

   izdzert limonādes pudeli‎ ― to drink a bottle of lemonade

Declension

Derived terms

• termospudele

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “pudele”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7