ledus

See also: lédús

Latvian

Ledus

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *ledús, from Proto-Indo-European *ledʰ- (“ice”), perhaps the same as *leydʰ- (“slippery, to slide”). Cognates include Lithuanian lẽdas, dialectal ledùs, Old Prussian ladis, Latgalian lads, Russian лёд (ljod), Old Church Slavonic ледъ (ledŭ), Czech led, Polish lód.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lædus]

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Noun

ledus m (3rd declension)

1. ice, frozen water

   ledus kristāli ― ice cristals

   ledus slānis ― ice layer

   plāns ledus ― thin ice

   lauzt ledu ― to break the ice

   ledus kūst, lūst, krakšķ ― the ice melts, breaks, cracks

   auksts kā ledus ― cold as ice

   ledus skapis, ledusskapis ― ice cupboard (= refrigerator)

   ledus balets ― ballet (skating) on ice

Declension

Declension of ledus (3rd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ledus	ledi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	ledu	ledus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	ledus	ledu
dative (datīvs)	ledum	lediem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	ledu	lediem
locative (lokatīvs)	ledū	ledos
vocative (vokatīvs)	ledus	ledi

Derived terms

• ledains
• ledus lācis
• ledusskapis