Latvian

Grieznes

Noun

grieznes f (5th declension)

1. scissors (tool for cutting, consisting of two interconnected blades facing each other)

   asas grieznes‎ ― sharp scissors

   metāla grieznes‎ ― metal scissors

   dārza grieznes'‎ ― garden scissors

   drēbnieka grieznes‎ ― tailor's scissors

   nogriezt ar grieznēm audumu‎ ― to cut fabric with scissors

   māte paņem grieznes un iet ārdīt vaļā aizšuvumu‎ ― mother takes the scissors and goes to unravel the sewing

   pēc nedaudzām minūtēm metāla grieznes pašķira eju dzeloņstieplu žogā‎ ― after a few minutes the metal scissors cut its way throw the barbed wire fence

Declension

Usage notes

The most frequent term for “scissors” is šķēres; apparently, grieznes is in competition with it.

Synonyms

• (of "shears"): dzirkles
• šķēres

References

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