gnida

See also: gnīda, gnīdā, gnidą, and гнида

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gňida.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡnʲida/

Noun

gnida f (diminutive gnidka)

1. (zoology) nit (egg of a louse)

Declension

Declension of gnida

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	gnida	gniźe	gnidy
genitive	gnidy	gnidowu	gnidow
dative	gniźe	gnidoma	gnidam
accusative	gnidu	gniźe	gnidy
instrumental	gnidu	gnidoma	gnidami
locative	gniźe	gnidoma	gnidach

Derived terms

• gnidaty

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “gnida”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “gnida”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gňida.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɲi.da/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Goral):
    • (Zagórze) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɲi.da]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: gni‧da

Noun

gnida f (related adjective gnidowy)

1. nit (egg of a louse)

Declension

Declension of gnida

	singular	plural
nominative	gnida	gnidy
genitive	gnidy	gnid
dative	gnidzie	gnidom
accusative	gnidę	gnidy
instrumental	gnidą	gnidami
locative	gnidzie	gnidach
vocative	gnido	gnidy

Noun

gnida m pers or f

1. (colloquial or Zagórze, derogatory) scumbag (contemptible person)

   Synonym: szuja

2. (Zagórze, figuratively) nitpicker

Declension

Masculine declension:

Declension of gnida

	singular	plural
nominative	gnida	gnidy
genitive	gnidy	gnidów
dative	gnidzie	gnidom
accusative	gnidę	gnidów
instrumental	gnidą	gnidami
locative	gnidzie	gnidach
vocative	gnido	gnidy

Feminine declension:

Declension of gnida

	singular	plural
nominative	gnida	gnidy
genitive	gnidy	gnid
dative	gnidzie	gnidom
accusative	gnidę	gnidy
instrumental	gnidą	gnidami
locative	gnidzie	gnidach
vocative	gnido	gnidy

Further reading

• “gnida”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “gnida”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Józefa Kobylińska (2001), “gnida”, in Marian Kucała, editor, Słownik gwary gorczańskiej (zagórzańskiej)‎^[3] (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Pedagogicznej, →ISBN, page 43

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gníða, from Proto-Germanic *gnīdaną. Cognate with Danish gnide and English gnide.

Verb

gnida (present gnider, preterite gned, supine gnidit, imperative gnid)

1. to rub

Conjugation

Conjugation of gnida (class 1 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	gnida		gnidas
supine	gnidit		gnidits
imperative	gnid		—
imper. plural1	gniden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	gnider	gned	gnids, gnides	gneds
ind. plural1	gnida	gnedo	gnidas	gnedos
subjunctive2	gnide	gnede	gnides	gnedes
present participle		gnidande
past participle		gniden

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• gnugga (“rub hard with small movements”)

Further reading

• “gnida”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)