slida

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See also: slída and slidā

Latvian

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Adjective

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slida

  1. (dialectal) genitive singular masculine of slids
  2. (dialectal) nominative singular feminine of slids

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish slidh, from Old Norse slíðr (“sword”), related to the verb slíta (“to tear apart, slice”), from Proto-Germanic *slītaną. [1] Cognate to English slit.

Noun

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slida c

  1. a sheath, a scabbard (for knives or swords)
  2. (anatomy, figuratively, by extension) a vagina
    Synonym: vagina

Declension

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Declension of slida 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative slida slidan slidor slidorna
Genitive slidas slidans slidors slidornas

Synonyms

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  • (scabbard): balja c (for e.g. sabres), skida (for swords in general)

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “923-927”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 923-927

Further reading

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