pusdienas

See also: pusdienās

Latvian

Etymology 1

Pusdienas

From the plural of pusdiena (“noon”), with the meaning changed from “noon” to “midday meal.”

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

Declension of pusdienas (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	—	pusdienas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	—	pusdienas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	—	pusdienu
dative (datīvs)	—	pusdienām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	—	pusdienām
locative (lokatīvs)	—	pusdienās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	pusdienas

Related terms

• pusdiena
• pusdienot

See also

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

Etymology 2

A form of pusdiena (“noon”)

Noun

pusdienas f

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular form of pusdiena
2. (deprecated template usage) nominative plural form of pusdiena
3. (deprecated template usage) vocative plural form of pusdiena
4. (deprecated template usage) accusative plural form of pusdiena