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grīda

grīda

See also: grida and grīdā

Latvian

Grīda

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Noun

grīda m

  1. (archaic form) genitive singular form of grīds

grīda f (4th declension)

  1. floor, flooring (covering of the lower surface of a room, on which people walk)
    dēļu grīda‎ ― plank floor
    parketa grīda‎ ― inlaid floor
    ķieģeļu grīda‎ ― brick floor
    grīdas dēlis‎ ― floor plank
    likt grīdu‎ ― to lay the floor
    mazgāt grīdu‎ ― to wash the floor'
    kaila grīda‎ ― naked floor (a floor not covered with anything)
    deju grīda‎ ― dance floor

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References

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

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *grindā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰr̥ndʰ-éh₂, from *gʰrendʰ- ‎(“beam, plank”), from *gʰer- ‎(“to have protuberances, protrusions”). Cognates include Lithuanian grindà ‎(“bridge plank, beam; a covering of planks, beams; earthen floor”), grindìs ‎(“floor plank, (pl.) floor”), Old Prussian grandico ‎(“think plank, beam”) (< *grandikā, diminutive of *grandā), Russian гряда ‎(grjadá, “stack; flowerbed; (dialectal) plank cover; shelf; main beam”), Old Norse grind ‎(“grid, lattice”), Old English grindel, Old High German grintil ‎(“ridge, pole”), Latin grunda ‎(“roof”) (< *grondʰeh₂).[1]

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