Latvian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pusdìɛna]

Noun

pusdienas f (4th declension)

1. lunch (the midday meal, usually the largest meal in Latvia; also, the time or occasion of this meal)

   bagātīgas pusdienas‎ ― hearty lunch

   gatavot pusdienas‎ ― to cook, prepare lunch

   klāt pusdienu galdu‎ ― to set the lunch table

   ap vieniem dienā parasti ēdam pusdienas‎ ― we usually eat lunch around one (o'clock) p.m.

   lūdzu, lūdzu, nelieciet pusdienām atdzist‎ ― please, please, don't let the lunch get cold

   Aivars un vēl pāris zēnu neēda pusdienas skolā‎ ― Aivars and another couple of boys don't eat lunch at school

   pusdienas arī vakarā paliek galvenā ēdiena reize, un tajās var gatavot vienu vai divus ēdienus‎ ― lunch remains the main meal also in winter, and for it one may cook one or two dishes

   no darbnīcām sāka plūst ārā strādnieki un meistari, kas steidzās pusdienās‎ ― from the workshops workers and craftsmen started flowing, rushing to lunch

Declension

Related terms

• pusdiena
• pusdienot

See also

• The daily meals (ēdienreizes):
  brokastis - pusdienas - vakariņas

Etymology 2

A form of pusdiena ‎(“noon”)

Noun

pusdienas f

1. genitive singular form of pusdiena
2. nominative plural form of pusdiena
3. vocative plural form of pusdiena
4. accusative plural form of pusdiena