Latvian

Adjective

slaids (def. slaidais, comp. slaidāks, sup. visslaidākais; adv. slaidi)

1. (of people, body parts) lithe, slim, slender

   augumā Arturs bija līdzīgs māsai, tāpat slaids un lokans, garām kajām‎ ― in height Artur was like his sister, just as slim and lithe, with long legs

   slaidi pirksti‎ ― slender fingers

   slaidas kājas‎ ― slender legs

2. (of trees, their trunks) slender, straight (having a tall, straight trunk without branches)

   slaidi bērzi‎ ― slender, straight birch trees

   slaids stumbrs‎ ― slender, straight trunk

   mežā priede izaug slaida, ar taisnu un gludu stumbru, kam zari ir tikai pašā galotnē‎ ― in the woods, the pine tree grows slender, with a straight, smooth trunk, and with branches only at the very top

3. (of plants) straight, slender (having long, straight stems)

   slaidās gladiolas vislabāk izskatās‎ ― the slender gladioli look best

4. (of objects) slender, slim (thin and relatively tall, high)

   slaida bulta‎ ― slender, slim arrow

   slaida laiva‎ ― slender, slim boat

   slaidas, vieglas slēpes‎ ― slender, light skis

5. (of geographic features) relatively tall, high, and steep

   slaidie pakalni‎ ― high hills

   slaidi viļņi‎ ― high waves

   viņam patīk slaidās nokalnes‎ ― he likes steep slopes

6. (of movements) broad, sharp, quick

   te, slaidu soli skriedams, viņu panāca Janelis‎ ― here, running with broad steps, Janelis reached him

   viņš skatījās, kā Roziene slaidiem grābekļa vēzieniem rauš kopā šīs lapas‎ ― he watched as Raziene gathered these leaves with broad strokes of (her) rake

7. (of circular movements) broad

   slidinoties mājā no skolas, es apmetu slaidu līkumu‎ ― sliding/skiing back home from school, I made a broad turn

Declension

Synonyms

• slaiks
• tievs

Antonyms

• resns
• tukls

Derived terms

• slaidums

References

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