gards

Gothic

Romanization

gards

See 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃

Latvian

Etymology

From an old verb *gart (“to heat, to grow hot”), from the same stem as garša (“tatse”) and gars (“spirit; vapor, steam”) (q.v.), with an extra suffix -d. The original meaning was presumably “heated” (e.g., cooked on a fire) > “prepared, ready” > “tasty.”^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA: [gâɾts]

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Adjective

gards (def. gardais, comp. gardāks, sup. visgardākais; adv. gardi)

tasty, delicious (having pleasant taste)
gards ēdiens — delicious food

gardas ogas — delicious berries

gards siers — delicious cheese

gardas pusdienas — delicious lunch
(figuratively) delicious, delightful (causing pleasant feelings)
gardi smiekli — delicious, delightful laughter

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of gards

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)		feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	gards	gardi	garda	gardas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	gardu	gardus	gardu	gardas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	garda	gardu	gardas	gardu
dative (datīvs)	gardam	gardiem	gardai	gardām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	gardu	gardiem	gardu	gardām
locative (lokatīvs)	gardā	gardos	gardā	gardās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—	—	—