spīde
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the same stem as spīdēt, made into a feminine 5th-declension noun (ending -e).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spīde f (5th declension)
- gloss, luster, shine
- bet pāri ceļam, slēpjot durkļu spīdi, Rīgas pulka karavīri visi savās vietās ― but across the road, hiding the shine of the bayonets, the soldiers of the Riga regiment (are) all in their positions
- (of minerals) part of the name of certain minerals or ores consisting of metals combined generally with sulphur
- kobalta spīde ― colbatite (lit. cobalt shine), CoAsS
- svina spīde (= galenīts) ― galenite (lit. lead shine), PbS
Declension[edit]
Declension of spīde (5th declension)