vidū
Latvian
Noun
vidū m
- (deprecated template usage) locative singular form of vidus
Adverb
vidū
- in the middle (located in a central position, approximately at the same distance from all sides, edges, extremities)
- vidū pārlūzis zars ― in the middle (of the tree) a branch broke
- Zviedrijā aizvien biežāk sāk veidot mākslīgos ezeriņus lietus un sniega kušanas ūdeņu uzkrāšanai; vidū izveido saliņas: tur putni var perēt un audzēt mazuļus ― In Sweden, (they) are increasingly often building little artificial lakes to accumulate water from rain and snow melting; in the middle, (they) make little islands: there the birds can nest and raise their offspring
- reālskolas atrodas it kā vidū starp ģimnāzijām un vispārizglītojošām skolām ― the real schools are as if in the middle between highschools and comprehensive schools
- (dated sense, used as a preposition with dative or genitive) in the middle of, in mid-
- vidū gaisa lidojot ― flying in mid-air
- no kurienes tu atskani vidū ziemas... zemesvēzīša balss? ― from where do you sound in mid-winter... (oh) mole-cricket's voice?
Usage notes
Instead of the old prepositional uses, vidū as the locative case of vidus (“middle”) can be also placed after a noun in the genitive, almost as a postposition; e.g., meža vidū “in the middle of the forest.”
Synonyms
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Adjective
vidū
- knowing, wise, skilled in
Declension
Declension table of "vidū" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vidū | viduno or vidū |
| Accusative (second) | viduṃ | viduno or vidū |
| Instrumental (third) | vidunā | vidūhi or vidūbhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vidussa or viduno | vidūnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vidusmā or vidumhā | vidūhi or vidūbhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vidussa or viduno | vidūnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vidusmiṃ or vidumhi | vidūsu |
| Vocative (calling) | vidu | viduno or vidū |
Declension table of "vidunī" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vidunī | viduniyo or vidunī |
| Accusative (second) | viduniṃ or viduniyaṃ | viduniyo or vidunī |
| Instrumental (third) | viduniyā | vidunīhi or vidunībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | viduniyā | vidunīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | viduniyā | vidunīhi or vidunībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | viduniyā | vidunīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | viduniyā or viduniyaṃ | vidunīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | viduni | viduniyo or vidunī |
Declension table of "vidu" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vidu | vidūni or vidū |
| Accusative (second) | viduṃ | vidūni or vidū |
| Instrumental (third) | vidunā | vidūhi or vidūbhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vidussa or viduno | vidūnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vidusmā or vidumhā | vidūhi or vidūbhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vidussa or viduno | vidūnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vidusmiṃ or vidumhi | vidūsu |
| Vocative (calling) | vidu | vidūni or vidū |
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vidū”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead