slida

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See also: slída and slidā

Latvian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

slida

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

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

slida c

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

Declension[edit]

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

Synonyms[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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[edit]

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