Latvian

Ķēde (1)

Sudraba ķēdes (2)

Kāju ķēde (3)

Alternative forms

• (archaic, dialectal term) šķēde

Noun

ķēde f (5th declension)

1. chain (sequence of interconnected, usually metal, rings or links)

   velosipēda ķēde‎ ― bicycle chain

   pulksteņa ķēde‎ ― clock chain

   enkura ķēde‎ ― anchor chain

   ķēdes posms, loceklis‎ ― chain link

   ķēžu dūriens‎ ― chain stitch

   piesiet zirgu ķēdē‎ ― to tie a horse with a chain (= tether)

2. chain (a chain (1) made of precious metal, to be worn as an ornament)

   ķēde ar piekariņiem — chain with pendants

   sudraba ķēde‎ ― silver chain

3. chain, fetters (to restrain prisoners)

   kāju ķēde‎ ― foot chain, fetters

4. row, line of people at a certain distance from each other

   uzbrucēju ķēde‎ ― chain of attackers

   izvērsties ķēdē‎ ― to unfold (people) in a chain

5. a series of elements following each other

   apsnigušu virsotņu ķēde‎ ― a chain of snowy peaks

   elektriskā ķēde‎ ― electric circuit (lit. chain)

6. a sequence of events or facts

   notikumu ķēde‎ ― chain of events

   ķēdes reakcija‎ ― chain reaction

Declension

References

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